The Traditional Conservation Grants Program for Region 5 Program supports the development and implementation of States’ programs to conserve and recover threated and endangered species under the Service’s jurisdiction.
Donor Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/25/2023
Size of the Grant: $864,330
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
As many species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) spend at least part of their life cycle on non-federal lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recognizes success in conserving and recovering these species depends largely on working cooperatively with States and Territories (hereafter, “States”).
The principle objective of the Traditional Conservation Grant Program is to support the development and implementation of States’ programs to conserve and recover threated and endangered species under the Service’s jurisdiction. Financial assistance, provided in the form of 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 Endangered Species Act. Successful applications will be those that clearly demonstrate a direct benefit to the species or its habitat.
Service Region 5: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia
Available funds are allocated to States based on the number of species covered by their respective cooperative agreement/ total number of species covered by cooperative agreements in the Region. However, no State will be given a target of less than 5% or more than 20% of the total available funding. Targets will be further divided proportionally by plant and animal for each State. When different agencies have jurisdiction over plants and animals, this breakdown will be applied in deciding awards; however, if a State agency with authority for both plants and animals requests only funds for one group (i.e., plants or animals), the State’s full amount will be distributed to that group. Similarly, if only one agency in a State applies for funding, that agency will be awarded the full target amount for the State. Projects compete at the State level. However, any funds remaining after application of the target formula and any recovered funds are awarded based on competition at the regional level.
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.
Awarded grant funds must be expended in a timely manner or returned to the Service for reallocation through the next grant award cycle. The maximum period of performance (PoP) for a grant awarded through this notice is three years from the effective date established at the time of grant approval or the date of award obligation, whichever is earlier. If an approved grant award will not be completed within the PoP, the State may request a one-time extension of up to 12 months with appropriate justification. Any awarded grant project that will not be completed, and from which funds are deobligated, may be eligible for funding in future competitions. These projects will not be provided any preferential treatment and will be assessed along with all other applications submitted in response to the current solicitation based solely on the merits of the project.
Funding Information
The Service expects to award an estimated $864,330 through this opportunity.
Eligible Activities
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.
Eligible Applicant
State Government
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