Deadline: 15-Aug-22
The Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking applications for its FY22 Candidate Species Conservation Fund to provide a means by which the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation of such endangered species and threatened species, and to take appropriate steps to achieve the purposes of treaties and conventions set forth in the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Ecological Services Program provides Federal financial assistance on a competitive basis to states, landowners, educators, non-profit organizations, researchers and other potential partners to secure information about candidate and other at-risk species to avert listing of species pursuant to the ESA, and to help conserve the ecosystems upon which these species depend.
Program Objectives
- The principal objective of this Candidate Species Conservation funding opportunity is to accomplish conservation tasks for high priority candidate species (based on their annual Candidate Species Assessments) or other at-risk species in the United States, such that identified threats to the species may be reduced or eliminated.
- These efforts are based on cooperative relationships with states, non-governmental organizations, private landowners and those interested in habitat restoration or undertaking candidate and atrisk species research, surveys and monitoring, or educational outreach efforts.
Program Priorities
- This opportunity will help to support the Administration’s priorities of Build Back Better framework, integrate climate change mitigation, and advance racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, as well as supports America the Beautiful initiative.
- Projects should show a clear conservation benefit that will help prevent listing of a candidate or at-risk species, remove identified threats and improve status, or contribute information on the species’ response to changes in the environment. Priority will be given to proposals that
- enhance partnerships with states, non-governmental organizations, private landowners, Federal agencies, and others, and
- leverage their resources and authorities with those of their partners.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $500,000
- Maximum Award: $500,000
- Minimum Award: $1,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Individuals
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- For profit organizations other than Small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Others
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337095