Section 10 Permits Database for New Mexico | F18AS00258

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The Section 10 Permits Database for New Mexico grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00258) is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The project is focused on improving how Section 10 permit information and federally listed species occurrence data are managed and shared in New Mexico, with the practical goal of supporting faster, more accurate environmental review and permitting decisions.

At its core, the grant funds work to maintain and update a New Mexico Section 10 permits database. Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act is commonly associated with permits that authorize certain activities involving listed species, including incidental take permits tied to habitat conservation plans and other conservation-related authorizations. Keeping a permit database current helps ensure that project history, permit coverage, mitigation commitments, and related compliance information can be found and evaluated quickly by agencies and partners.

A second major purpose is to incorporate federally listed species data into a statewide database of plant and animal observations. In practice, this means integrating up-to-date information on threatened and endangered species (and potentially other federally protected taxa) into a broader biological observations system used across the state. This type of integration reduces data silos, improves consistency, and makes it easier for biologists and reviewers to understand where sensitive species have been documented and where data gaps remain.

The opportunity also emphasizes transferring current plant and animal location data to the Service so FWS can conduct timely project reviews. This is a direct operational objective: ensuring that the Service receives the most recent, best-available occurrence and location information to inform consultations, technical assistance, and permit reviews. When location datasets are stale or incomplete, reviews can take longer, require additional follow-up, or miss important context. Regular transfers of updated data are meant to reduce those delays and improve decision quality.

From an administrative standpoint, the award is small and targeted. The maximum (award ceiling) is $18,000, and the opportunity anticipated making a single award. It was posted with a creation date of July 24, 2018, and an original closing date of July 30, 2018, indicating a short application window and suggesting the funding was intended for a specific, well-defined support task rather than a broad, multi-year research initiative. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the activity categories are listed as Information and Statistics, Science and Technology, and other Research and Development, which fits the database maintenance, data integration, and data delivery nature of the work. The associated CFDA number is 15.678.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may have appeared in the full announcement text. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a data management and coordination project: keeping New Mexico Section 10 permitting records current, embedding federally listed species information into a statewide observation database, and routinely providing updated species location information to FWS to support efficient and informed project review.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the information and statistics, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Section 10 Permits Database for New Mexico" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.678.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 24, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 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 $18,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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