Mount Charelston Blue Butterfly Surveys | F19AS00288

Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00288

The "Mount Charleston Blue Butterfly Surveys" grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00288) is a targeted, discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the agency expects to be actively involved with the recipient during the project rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The work falls under the Natural Resources funding activity area and is associated with CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.678.

The core purpose of the opportunity is to support scientific surveys and related field work focused on the Mount Charleston blue butterfly. The stated program goal is to gather data that clarifies the species' current population status and the condition of its habitat, while also identifying and evaluating stressors and threats affecting the butterfly. This kind of information is typically used to support evidence-based decisions under the Endangered Species Act framework, including future determinations about whether the species should be listed, and to shape practical recovery actions if conservation measures are needed. In other words, the funding is meant to produce concrete, decision-relevant science: where the butterfly is found, how well populations are doing, what habitat features matter most, and what pressures (natural or human-caused) may be driving risk.

Eligibility for the award is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and the notice specifies that this is a Notice of Intent to make an award to a particular recipient: the Board of Regents, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (NSIHE). That wording indicates the funding was not positioned as an open competition for a wide range of applicants; instead, it was effectively a planned, single-recipient action aligned with the agency's needs and an identified institutional partner with relevant capacity or local expertise.

Financially, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $155,000 with an expectation of one award. The notice was created on July 2, 2019, with an original closing date of July 7, 2019, which is a very short window and further supports the interpretation that it functioned primarily as a formal public notice for an intended cooperative agreement rather than a broad solicitation. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a focused investment in field surveys and threat assessment for a specific, localized butterfly species, aimed at improving the scientific basis for future conservation and regulatory decisions.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mount Charelston Blue Butterfly Surveys" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.678.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 02, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 07, 2019 This is a Notice of Intent to make an Award to the Board of Regents, obo. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NSIHE. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $155,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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