Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00383
The Hermes Copper Butterfly Research grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00383) was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.657, within the Environment funding activity area. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the agency expects to be substantially involved in the project as it is carried out rather than simply providing funds with minimal federal participation. The opportunity was created on August 10, 2017, with an original closing date of August 18, 2017, and it anticipated a single award with a maximum (ceiling) amount of $65,000.
The purpose of the work is to support research on the Hermes copper butterfly in San Diego County, California, focusing on understanding habitat conditions and factors that may influence the species presence, persistence, or potential recovery. The project design includes field research at a total of ten sites across the county. Five of these sites are described as having historical or currently existing (extant) populations, indicating they either currently support the butterfly or have supported it in the past. The other five sites are characterized as having potential habitat, suggesting they may contain the environmental and biological conditions needed to support the species even if the butterfly has not been recently documented there.
The research activities described are primarily ecological and habitat-focused. Soil analysis is a central component, which typically involves sampling and testing soils to understand characteristics such as texture, moisture-holding capacity, pH, nutrient levels, organic matter, and other properties that can affect vegetation composition and the suitability of habitat for butterflies and their larval host plants. Alongside the soil work, the project includes host plant growth studies. For butterfly conservation, host plants are critical because larvae often rely on specific plant species for feeding and development. Growth studies generally aim to identify which conditions best support host plant establishment and vigor, potentially linking plant performance to soil conditions, microclimate, or other site attributes. Together, these tasks are intended to build a clearer picture of what site conditions are associated with occupied habitat versus unoccupied but potentially suitable habitat, and what might be limiting host plant availability or quality.
Although eligibility is listed as “unrestricted” in a general sense, the announcement is explicitly a Notice of Intent to Award to a Single Source. The agency states that no competition is expected and instructs potential applicants not to apply. In practice, that means the funding was intended to go directly to a specific recipient already selected or justified by the agency, rather than being awarded through an open, competitive grant process. The opportunity therefore functions more as a public notice of a planned, directed award than as an invitation for new proposals.Apply for F17AS00383
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Hermes Copper Butterfly Research" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.657.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 10, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 18, 2017 This is a Notice of Intent to Award to a Single Source. NO COMPETITION IS EXPECTED, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.. (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 $65,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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