Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS
Active
- Assistance listing
- 15.677
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Grant awards
- 97 $51,854,712 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 14-1612-0-1-302
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service funded 97 awards totaling $51.9 million in federal dollars under the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities program (CFDA 15.677) through September 2023, but the program is no longer making new awards and will remain active only until existing grants close.
This program historically provided technical and financial assistance to identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance, or restore habitat and structures on public and private lands negatively impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Funded activities centered on tidal salt marsh restoration, dam removal for aquatic connectivity, living shoreline construction, coastal resilience monitoring, and bird habitat recovery across the Atlantic Coast from Virginia to Maine. Representative awards include a $2.2 million project at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia to restore 82 acres of tidal salt marsh through dike removal and sediment deposition; a $1.3 million cooperative agreement with Ducks Unlimited for innovative nature-based tidal wetland restoration on two Delaware Bay refuges; and $390 thousand to the S.B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut for invasive species control, native plant restoration, and urban youth employment as salt marsh stewards.
The portfolio is dominated by Cooperative Agreements (89 percent of awards) with a smaller share of Project Grants (11 percent). The Fish and Wildlife Service itself funded 71 awards totaling $36.6 million federal dollars, with Region 5 and Region 9 Headquarters accounting for the remaining 26 awards at $13.4 million and $1.9 million respectively. Recent awards have declined sharply—only one award was made in 2023, down from three in 2022 and five in 2018. The program obligated $700 thousand in non-federal match on top of the $51.9 million federal contribution. Hurricane Sandy monitoring projects were authorized to continue through December 2023. No current grant opportunities exist under this program.
Objective and description
- Objective
This program is no longer making new awards. The listing will remain active until all currently open awards are closed. Its objective was to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance or restore habitat
- Description
This program is no longer making new awards. The listing will remain active until all currently open awards are closed. Its objective was to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance or restore habitat and structures on both public and private lands that have been negatively impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
This program is no longer making new awards. The listing will remain active until all currently open awards are closed. Its objective was to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance or restore habitat and structures on both public and private lands that have been negatively impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
- Beneficiary eligibility
These projects will directly benefit the public as a whole.
- Uses of assistance
This program is no longer making new awards. The listing will remain active until all currently open awards are closed. Its objective was to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance or restore habitat and structures on both public and private lands that have been negatively impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
- Use restrictions
This program is no longer making new awards. The listing will remain active until all currently open awards are closed. Its objective was to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance or restore habitat and structures on both public and private lands that have been negatively impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Hurricane Sandy monitoring projects can continue until December 2023. Program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Program specific criteria is specified in the announcements of individual financial assistance opportunities.
- Award procedure
Announcement of funding opportunity will be posted on grants.gov, seeking applications from various entities. Selection criteria will be posted at that time.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Approximately 45 working days after either the receipt of an application package or the closing date of the grants.gov announcement, dependent upon the complexity of the proposal.
- Renewals
Projects may be renewed as needed, if justified and if funds are available.
Grant opportunities
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Grant awards
Latest 10 of 97 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Nature Conservancy | $10,083,034 | 19% |
| 2 | Department Of Fish & Game | $7,902,383 | 15% |
| 3 | The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts | $5,450,000 | 11% |
| 4 | American Littoral Society Inc. | $3,479,082 | 7% |
| 5 | University Of Delaware | $3,103,656 | 6% |
| 6 | American Rivers Inc. | $2,629,093 | 5% |
| 7 | Ducks Unlimited, Inc. | $2,199,309 | 4% |
| 8 | The Student Conservation Association, Inc. | $2,065,799 | 4% |
| 9 | University Of Maine System | $1,970,392 | 4% |
| 10 | University Of Maine System | $1,409,127 | 3% |
10 of 45 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | -$5,865 |
| FY2024 | $907,766 |
| FY2023 | $1,665,928 |
| FY2022 | $1,365,000 |
| FY2021 | $225,055 |
| FY2020 | -$477,415 |
| FY2019 | $870,312 |
| FY2018 | $2,737,522 |
| FY2017 | $757,030 |
| FY2016 | $1,655,068 |
| FY2015 | $10,236,109 |
| FY2014 | $29,166,254 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 15.677?
Assistance Listing 15.677 is Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS, a federal grant program run by Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior).
What is the CFDA number for Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS?
Its CFDA number is 15.677: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 15.677 awarded?
97 grant awards under 15.677 have obligated $51,854,712 in federal funds to 45 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 15.677?
The recipients obligated the most under Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS are The Nature Conservancy ($10,083,034), Department Of Fish & Game ($7,902,383) and The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts ($5,450,000).
How much did 15.677 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 15.677 obligated -$5,865 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 15.677?
No opportunity listed under 15.677 is open now. The latest, Monitoring Prime Hook NWR, Tidal Marsh Restoration, Hurricane Sandy, was posted on August 30, 2019.
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