Alaska Challenge Cost Share Program
Each fiscal year Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuges offer grant opportunities through our Challenge Cost Share Program. The Challenge Cost Share program promotes partnerships between the Service and other organizations (private groups, government agencies, and individuals) which focus on a common shared conservation goal. These partnerships are intended to support our Nation’s wildlife resources, their habitat, and the people who care for them.
The private partners must bring at least half of the resources (or more) to the proposed project and are often the ones who actually perform the ground work. Matching resources can be in the form of money, labor, materials, other in-kind services, or a combination of these. Other Federal Government agencies are welcomed and encouraged to participate as partners. The funding or in-kind services that they bring to the project cannot be counted as part of the match. The 50% matching contributions must be from a nonfederal Government source.
2011
Call for Proposals Memorandum (pdf)--Proposals due by December 14, 2010
Challenge Cost Share Proposal Form (pdf) (pdf)
Notice of Availability for Public Assistance (pdf)
Past Year’s Awardees
2010 Award Memorandum
All partners granted funding in 2011 must submit the following forms with your final agreements to your Project Officer.
- Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance (pdf)
- Form 424A, Budget Information Non-Construction Projects (pdf)
Reporting Forms (due to Project Officer 60 Days after agreement expires)
- Final Progress Report by Service Project Officer containing:
- A comparison of actual accomplishments with goals & objectives
- Project outputs and costs per unit of outputs;
- Reasons why goals and objectives were not met (if appropriate)
- Other information including analysis & explanation of costs overruns
- Partners must submit:
- a 50% match certification document-COMING in SEPTEMBER 2010
- SF425, Federal Financial Report Attachment (pdf)
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with over 300 members throughout the country dedicated to promoting the conservation of the natural resources of all the Alaska National Wildlife Refuges. The Friends promote understanding and appreciation of these refuges and assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in meeting its mandates.
Alaska National Wildlife Refuge Youth Program Grant
In 2010, Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Services & Fire Management awarded four Micro-grants to increase awareness and understanding of Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuges and environmental issues to youth in rural Alaska through volunteerism, and/or environmental education. Projects serve Alaska youth 19 or younger.
Awarded Projects include:
$10,000 to Alaska Youth for Environmental Action Yukon Delta Sustainability Youth Training
$10,000 to Alaska Geographic Alaska Youth Climate Change Summit 2010
$6,500 to Island Trails Network to Support a Kodiak Youth Trails Crew
$10,000 to Kuskokwim Native Association Natural Resources Career Academy
For technical support or more information about grants and partnerships contact:
Kristen Gilbert
Division of Visitor Services and Fire Management
National Wildlife Refuge System - Alaska
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1011 E. Tudor Road, MS 235
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 786-3391
Fax: (907) 786-3976
kristen_gilbert@fws.gov (e-mail)
Last updated: November 16, 2010
