# F22AS00398 - MENTOR-Bat Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/f22as00398-f22as00398-mentor-bat-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342730

> Fish and Wildlife Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $800,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 9, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | F22AS00398 |
| Agency | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 9, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $800,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $1.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.664 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Applicants can be individuals; multi-national secretariats; foreign national and local government agencies; non-profit non-governmental organizations; for-profit organizations; public and private institutions of higher education; and U.S. territorial governments.

## What the grant funds

Background The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) mission is to work with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service’s International Affairs Program delivers on this mission through its financial and technical assistance programs by supporting strategic projects that deliver measurable conservation results for priority species and their habitats around the world. In 2021, the U.S. Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic crisis. The Act provides funds to the Service to “address wildlife disease outbreaks before they become pandemics” via research and extension activities. Because bats (Order Chiroptera) have been identified as an international focal taxon for the prevention of disease spillovers and pandemics, the International Affairs Program is focused on the need for greater capacity development to address interactions between bats, people, and the environment. The Service has a strong track record of working closely with national governments, U.S. agencies, and a range of other partners to ensure a strategic, evidence-based approach to capacity development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This funding opportunity aligns with the Service’s mission, including the commitment to international cooperation and the conservation of endangered or threatened species in foreign countries as authorized and encouraged by the Endangered Species Act. Funding Opportunity MENTOR Model Description: The Service currently supports multi-year cooperative agreements to develop the capacity of conservationists through the series of USFWS MENTOR Fellowship programs. [See: Abu-Bakarr, I., Bakarr, M., Gelman, N., Johnny, J., Kamanda, P., Killian, D., . . . Wadsworth, R. (2022). “Capacity and leadership development for wildlife conservation in sub-Saharan Africa: Assessment of a programme linking training and mentorship.” Oryx, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0030605321000855. ] MENTOR programs establish transdisciplinary teams of emerging conservation leaders who work together to problem solve on threats to wildlife, such as the unsustainable commercial bushmeat trade and uncontrolled extractive industry exploitation, as well as species conservation focusing on pangolins, manatees, chimpanzees, and fish.

## Questions people ask

### Is F22AS00398 still open?

No. It closed on September 9, 2022.

### Who can apply for F22AS00398 - MENTOR-Bat Program?

Fish and Wildlife Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for F22AS00398 - MENTOR-Bat Program?

Closed September 9, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $1.0 million in total.

### Who has won Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Department of Marine Resources Maine, Upper Klamath Basin Ag Collaborative. The program made 254 awards worth $85.8 million in that time.