The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting applications for its 2023 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Traditional Conservation Grants Program (Region 3).
Donor Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/24/2023
Size of the Grant: $586,510
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.
For the purposes of this Notice of Funding Opportunity, they are considering certain “at risk” species in addition to Candidate Species: those species that are the subject of a positive 90-day finding, species that are the subject of a positive 12-month finding but not yet the subject of a proposed rule, species that are subject of a proposed listing rule but not a final rule, and species included on the National Listing Workplan.
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. Highest priority is given to projects designed to have a direct impact on the recovery of listed species, prevent extinction of a listed species or prevent the need to list a species. Applications to monitor candidate, at-risk, and recently delisted species may be addressed even though no recovery plan exists.
In addition, the Traditional Conservation Grants Program, as currently executed, furthers the Administration’s goal for conserving lands and waters by protecting biodiversity, slowing extinction rates and facilitating local and State conservation efforts in close coordination with private landowners and local communities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $586,510
- Maximum Award: $586,510
- Minimum Award: $1,000
Eligible Applicants
State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
Only States agencies that have entered into a cooperative agreement with the Service pursuant to section 6(c) of the ESA or enters into/reconfirms such an agreement within 30 days of the application deadline are eligible to apply under this funding opportunity. The Service requires a complete, signed cooperative agreement before it can obligate Federal funds to a project [50 CFR 81.3, 50 CFR 81.5, 43 CFR 12.50(b)(3)]. While funding can only be granted to States, individuals or groups (for example counties or conservation organizations) may work with a State agency that has a cooperative agreement on conservation efforts that are mutually beneficial, as a subgrantee.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
