Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00186
The Navarre Marsh Habitat Restoration Project is a Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Midwest Region notice of intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement award to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU) under authority 505 DM 2.14 B.(4). The work focuses on restoring and enhancing roughly 779 acres within the Navarre Marsh Unit of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge near Oak Harbor, Ohio. This marsh is part of a coastal wetland complex managed by the Service through a long-term lease arrangement with the landowner and is located in and around the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Generating facility, which creates unusual access and security constraints that shape how the project can be carried out.
The planned award uses Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding and is intentionally non-competitive. The central rationale is that DU brings a combination of specialized coastal wetland restoration experience in the Lake Erie marsh region, professional engineering capacity, and construction management capability that is already aligned with the project needs and the secure nature of the site. The Service describes DU as uniquely positioned to do the full package of engineering, design, and habitat restoration tasks within a restricted-access facility, including designing and implementing restoration infrastructure such as water control structures. DU has also already supported the Service in consultations and planning meetings with the landowner, addressing engineering and design questions tied to potential impacts on facility operations and security. In addition, DU has provided example engineering drawings and plan views to help communicate proposed infrastructure during landowner discussions, and it has completed similar coastal wetland restoration projects elsewhere along Lake Erie.
The notice emphasizes that competition is considered impractical because of the site-specific security protocols and access restrictions around a nuclear facility, combined with time-sensitive engineering and design needs that require landowner approval and coordinated construction management to ensure GLRI-funded work can proceed. In other words, the project is not just about technical restoration; it also depends on a partner that can function smoothly inside a tightly controlled operating environment and build on prior planning and design familiarity without losing time to onboarding and clearance hurdles.
This opportunity is categorized as a discretionary cooperative agreement in the environment and natural resources area (CFDA 15.662). The expected number of awards is one, with an anticipated award ceiling of $1,240,000. It is not an open call for proposals and does not have an application process; the notice serves to inform the public that the agency intends to fund DU directly. The opportunity was created April 17, 2019, with an original closing date of April 24, 2019, reflecting the limited and specific nature of the action.
A key part of the project structure is the “cooperative agreement” format, which signals substantial federal involvement rather than a hands-off grant. The Service lays out several responsibilities it expects to carry directly during implementation. First, FWS will act as the lead for coordinating and planning access into the secure facility, developing standard operating procedures for partners and contractors, and ensuring strict compliance with Davis-Besse security requirements; the Service also anticipates being on-site daily to uphold its commitments under the lease agreement. Second, the Service will meet weekly (or as needed) with landowner representatives, partners, and contractors to monitor access compliance, track construction timelines, and resolve project issues. Third, FWS will lead environmental compliance, including preparing documentation under NEPA, NHPA, and ESA, and securing relevant permits such as Clean Water Act authorizations. Finally, the Service will review and approve DU engineering designs, permit applications, and related administrative materials needed to complete the work.
Overall, the grant notice describes a tightly coordinated federal-nonprofit partnership intended to deliver engineering-driven coastal wetland restoration at a sensitive, high-security Lake Erie site. The single-source approach is justified primarily by DU’s proven regional restoration track record, their engineering and construction management capacity, and their ability to operate effectively within the landowner’s security framework while the Service provides daily oversight, compliance leadership, and formal approvals.Apply for F19AS00186
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Navarre Marsh Habitat Restoration Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 17, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 24, 2019 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to the Ducks Unlimited under justification 505DM 2.14 B. (4).. (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 $1,240,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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