The Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking applications for 2023-2024 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Traditional Conservation Grants Program – Region 8 (California and Nevada).
Donor Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
State: California and Nevada
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/24/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,492,667
Details:
The principle objective of the Traditional Conservation Grant Program is to support the development and implementation of States’ programs to conserve and recover threatened and endangered species under the Service’s jurisdiction. Financial assistance, provided in the form of competitive grants, can be used to support projects that have direct benefits for federally listed species, candidate and at-risk species, and recently delisted species. States may apply for funding to conduct conservation work on federally-listed resident species that are included in the State’s cooperative agreement. States may also apply for funding to monitor candidate, at-risk, and recently delisted species.
Projects proposed for funding may involve management, research, monitoring, and outreach activities or any combination thereof. Applications should include clear and specific information about how the proposed work would contribute to species recovery or prevent the need to list a species under the ESA. Successful applications will be those that clearly demonstrate a direct benefit to the species or its habitat.
Eligible activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Introduction of species into suitable habitats within their historic range
- Enhancement or restoration of habitat
- Surveys and inventories of habitats
- Species status surveys
- Propagation of animals and plants
- Research such as genetic analysis to determine genetic health and population structure
- Public education and outreach tools such as website development or coordination workshops with local landowners to address a specific threat to a species
- Monitoring of candidate, at-risk, and recently recovered species
The general program funding priorities for Traditional Conservation Grants address the listing status of the species and implementation of tasks identified in a final or draft recovery plan, recovery outline, or similar conservation or management strategy.
Service Region 8: California and Nevada
Available funds are allocated to States based on the number of species covered by their respective cooperative agreement divided by the total number of species covered by cooperative agreements in the Region. Projects compete at the State level. If only one agency in a State applies for funding, that agency will be awarded the full target amount for the State.
Applications may address new or ongoing species conservation work. Projects supporting ongoing work in which the scope, objectives, and expected outcomes remain consistent over time are considered continuation projects. Applications for continuation projects must include a brief discussion of accomplishments to date and a justification for the continuation in the Project Narrative.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $2,492,667
- Maximum Funding Amount: $2,492,667
- Minimum Funding Amount: $1,000
Eligible Applicant
State Government
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
