The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking applications for Refuge Enhancement/Infrastructure Partnerships Initiative Program.
Donor Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $250,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The goals of the initiative are to enable local communities to play a more active role in increasing outdoor recreation opportunities on refuge lands and waters, to be more focused and deliberate in using partnerships to help the Service address infrastructure repair and improvement need such as proactive maintenance and the maintenance backlog and to enhance wildlife habitat. This initiative will enable the Service to leverage funds and staff resources. Additionally, this initiative can help address multiple Service priorities as a catalyst for:
- Economic and Conservation Enhancement
- Career Training and Mentoring Opportunities for Youth and Adults
- Equity and Inclusion in Conservation and Recreation
- Climate and Wildlife Resilience
- Community Health
The National Infrastructure Partnerships initiative of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) encourages National Wildlife Refuge System field stations to partner with local, regional, and national nonprofit organizations, other land management groups, state and tribal partners, and others to accomplish projects that:
- promote the stewardship of resources of the refuge through habitat maintenance, restoration, and improvement, biological monitoring, or research;
- support the operation and maintenance of the refuge through constructing, operating, maintaining, or improving the facilities and services of the refuge;
- increase awareness and understanding of the refuge and the National Wildlife Refuge System through the development, publication, or distribution of educational materials and products;
- advance education concerning the purposes of the refuge and the mission of the System through the use of the refuge as an outdoor classroom to combine educational curricula with the personal experiences of students relating to fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitat and to the cultural and historical resources of the refuges and development of other educational programs;
- promote the understanding of, education relating to, and the conservation of the fish, wildlife, plants, and cultural and historical resources;
- improve scientific literacy.
Funding Information
- Maximum Award – $250,000.
- Minimum Award – $5,000.
- For awards with periods of performance longer than 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
