Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs | F17AS00113

Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00113

The Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00113) is a discretionary cooperative agreement issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It is positioned within program areas that combine education and workforce development with environmental and natural resources work, and it is tied to CFDA 15.676. In practical terms, the notice is not a typical open, competitive grant solicitation; instead, it signals the Service's intent to modify an existing agreement through an amendment.

The core purpose of the amendment is to support students participating in internships connected to the project, with Old Dominion University (ODU) identified as the recipient. The notice specifies that the amendment will be made as a single-source action "without competition," meaning the agency is not seeking proposals from a broad pool of applicants for this particular action. This kind of announcement is often used for administrative transparency when an agency is extending, expanding, or adjusting an ongoing partnership and the agency has determined there is a specific, justified reason to continue with the current partner rather than run a new competitive process.

The legal authority cited for the action is the Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the Interior, referenced as 16 USC 460, Section 460 l-1(d) and (f). That statutory authority is presented as the basis under which the Service can enter into and modify agreements like this to carry out departmental responsibilities, including activities that support education, training, and resource-related public purposes such as internships and youth engagement tied to conservation and related fields.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, which generally implies the agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project during performance (for example, coordination, oversight, technical input, or shared project management). The stated award ceiling is $50,000. The notice lists "Expected Awards: 0," which aligns with the fact that this is an amendment to an existing award rather than a new competitive award anticipated to be made from submitted applications.

The timeline included in the source data is very short, with a creation date of February 8, 2017 and an original closing date of February 13, 2017. In the context of a single-source amendment notice, those dates function more like an administrative posting window than a period in which the public is expected to develop and submit proposals, since the recipient organization (ODU) is already identified.

Eligibility fields in the posting include nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and "others" with additional clarification referenced, but the narrative description makes clear that this particular action is intended as a non-competitive amendment to ODU. As a result, other organizations should not interpret the eligibility field as an invitation to apply for this specific funding action; it is primarily a public notice of the agency's intent to fund or modify funding for a continuing effort supporting student internships under the youth engagement, education, and employment umbrella.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.676.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 08, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 13, 2017. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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