Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00144
The grant opportunity titled "Co-management of Subsistence use of Pacific Walrus" is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior) cooperative agreement designed to support shared, on-the-ground management of subsistence Pacific walrus hunting in Bristol Bay, Alaska. It is built around the authority in Section 119 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, which specifically allows the Service to enter into co-management arrangements with Alaska Native organizations for the subsistence use of Pacific walrus. The overall intent is conservation-minded management that still respects and enables lawful subsistence practices, with decisions and communication structured through an Alaska Native-led co-management body working directly with federal and state partners.
The primary partner described in the opportunity is the Bristol Bay Native Association's Qayassiq Walrus Commission (QWC), which has worked with the Service since 1996 on marine mammal conservation and co-management activities in the region. The QWC is made up of tribally appointed representatives from nine federally recognized tribes, reflecting a governance structure grounded in local tribal participation and oversight. Through this agreement, the Service and QWC collaborate to address ongoing conservation and management needs for Pacific walrus in Bristol Bay, which includes maintaining a formal process for organizing and regulating an annual subsistence walrus hunt.
A major practical focus of the funding is supporting the administrative and coordination work needed to run the annual subsistence hunt on Round Island. The hunt operates under a four-party memorandum of agreement that includes the Fish and Wildlife Service and the State of Alaska, meaning the hunt is not managed informally but instead follows a defined intergovernmental framework. Under that agreement, the QWC is responsible for holding required annual pre-hunt and post-hunt meetings where hunt quotas and permits are issued. These meetings also serve as a structured forum for two-way communication: subsistence users and their tribes can raise concerns and share observations, while the Service can provide updates and discuss walrus conservation and management issues directly with the communities involved.
Financially, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, with an award ceiling of $44,000 and an expectation of one award. The funds are intended to cover QWC activities essential to implementing the hunt, specifically including the costs of meetings and partial support for the director's salary. The program aligns with the Environment and Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.608. Eligibility is aimed at Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments) and eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education), which fits the organizational profile of the QWC as described.
In terms of timing and administrative identifiers, the opportunity number is F18AS00144. It was created on June 5, 2018, with an original closing date of June 10, 2018. Overall, the grant is narrowly tailored to sustain a long-running co-management partnership, ensuring that subsistence walrus harvest on Round Island is carried out with clear permitting and quota-setting processes, and that conservation goals and local subsistence needs are addressed through consistent coordination among tribes, the Service, and the State of Alaska.Apply for F18AS00144
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Co-management of Subsistence use of Pacific Walrus" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 05, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 10, 2018. (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 $44,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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