The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the permanent protection of land and natural resources in the Highlands Region.
Donor Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/31/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The HCA program supports the goals set forth in the Biden Harris Administration’s America the Beautiful Initiative, including the conservation of 30 percent of America’s lands and waters by the year 2030. Land conservation in the Highlands Region is increasing the climate change resiliency of the landscape and is protecting drinking water resources used by millions of people. The HCA grant program is connecting people with nature and the outdoors by creating new recreation areas in a region where one in nine Americans live or are within a two-hour drive. The HCA grant program is protecting strategically important natural areas that sustain a diversity of fish and wildlife species, including the Service’s priority at-risk species.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $4,316,457
- Maximum Award: $4,316,457
- Minimum Award: $25,000
Eligiblity Criteria
State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
