The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking grant proposals from applicants interested in conducting projects that will benefit some of Washington’s most imperiled wildlife.
Donor Name: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Wildlife Diversity Grant Program aims to support recovery actions for a suite of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) that are state-listed or candidates for listing. Grant funding can also be awarded for projects aimed at collecting data and information on species abundance, distribution, and habitat associations with priority for those whose habitats are under significant threat of incompatible development, land use, or resource management.
Funding Information
WDFW has approximately $1 million in Wildlife Diversity Grant funding to award in FY2025. The Department anticipates supporting 8-12 projects this fiscal year by awarding a minimum of $20,000 and a maximum of $200,000 per project. Projects budgeted under $20,000 or over $200,000 will not be considered.
Grant Period
Projects must occur from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
Priority Activities for Funding
Priority activities include:
- Implementing recovery and conservation actions for eligible Washington endangered, threatened, sensitive, and candidate species that directly and measurably benefit species populations. These projects contribute to increased species abundance, distribution, population health, or clear abatement of direct threats.
- Collecting data and information on the abundance, distribution, habitat associations, or natural history of eligible state endangered, threatened, sensitive, and candidate species, with additional priority given toward species whose habitat is under significant pressure from development, land use, or resource management (i.e., shrubsteppe, eastside forest, prairies, and oak woodlands).
- Completing direct actionable steps toward achieving increased populations of eligible species (e.g., conservation translocation feasibility studies) or baseline data collection (e.g., developing survey protocols or assessing habitat use) for eligible species.
Priority Species
SGCN that are state-listed or candidates for listing and are within the Wildlife Diversity Division’s scope.
Eligible Locations
All project activities must be directed toward benefiting species populations within Washington. Entities that are based outside Washington and proposing project activities for Washington species populations are eligible. The applicant is responsible for obtaining permission from landowners and/or managers, as needed, for access to those lands for project activities. Any proposals by non-tribal entities for projects that include activities on tribal reservation lands, or use of tribal data, must provide written permission from the respective tribe(s).
Eligible Applicants
The applicant must be affiliated with a public, nonprofit, academic, or tribal entity that will enter a grant agreement with WDFW should their proposal be selected for funding. WDFW will work with the applicant to negotiate and manage the grant for the project. WDFW staff are not eligible to receive funds from this program.
For more information, visit WDFW.
