Deadline: 18-May-22
The Fish and Wildlife Service is inviting applications for its Multistate Conservation (MSCG) Grant Program.
Priorities
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Conservation & Science
- Large Landscape Systems & Species
- Climate
- Wildlife Disease Including Connections with Human Health (“One Health”)
- Data
- Human Dimensions & Social Science
- Invasive Species
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Relevancy & Inclusion & Participation
- Enhancing Conservation Through Broader Engagement
- Communication Programs that Further Regional & National Conservation Efforts
- Implementing and/or Expanding Internal and External Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts
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Coordination, Capacity Building & Fish and Wildlife Agencies Support
- Leadership Development
- Conservation Education
- Coordination of International, National & Regional Conservation Efforts & Policies
- Integration of Law Enforcement
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Trust Fund Stewardship
- Research that Informs & Supports Conservation Efforts
- Trust Fund Education & Promotion of North American Model of Conservation (“Legal Strategy”)
- Conservation Law Education
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AFWA Priorities Identified in AFWA Funding Principles (submitted by ExCom)
- Management Assistance Team
- Management of MSCGP Program
- CITES and International Conservation Programs and Their Impact of State Agencies
- Coordination of Conservation on National Scale
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Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation (R3)
- The category was recently developed in response to the Pittman Roberson Modernization Act and includes up to an additional $5 million for R3 projects focused specifically on hunting and shooting sports (i.e. recreational target shooting).
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $11,000,000
- Estimated Funding for T-MSCGP: $6,000,000
- Estimated Funding for R3-MSCGP: $5,000,000
- Maximum Award: $1,000,000
- Minimum Award: $50,000, $200,000 to $300,000 (average awards)
- Expected Award Funding: $230,000
- Expected Award Date: January 01, 2023
- Expected Number of Awards: 50
- T-MSCGP Expected Number of Awards: 25-35
- R3-MSCGP Expected Number of Awards: 20-25
Benefit
- A majority of States.
- A majority (over 50%) of the States are in a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Region. Please list
- the Regions and States in each Region that will benefit.
- A majority (over 50%) of the States belonging to a regional association of State fish and wildlife agencies.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- 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
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338637