Deadline: 29-Sep-23
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking applications for its Coastal Program, a voluntary, community-based program that provides technical and financial assistance through cooperative agreements to coastal communities, conservation partners, and landowners to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat on public and private lands.
The Coastal Program takes an adaptive approach to designing and implementing coastal habitat protection and restoration strategies that anticipate and ameriorate the impacts of climate change and other environmental stressors. Coastal Program habitat improvement projects strive to increase coastal resiliency by improving the ability of coastal ecosystems to adapt to environmental changes and supporting natural and nature-based infrastructure projects to protect and enhance coastal habitats.
The Coastal Program also supports the vision of America the Beautiful, including:
- Pursuing a collaborative and inclusive approaches to conservation;
- Acheiving conservation of 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters over the next 30 years;
- Encouraging locally-led conservation efforts;
- Supporting the habitat conservation priorities of Tribes;
- Pursuing conservation and restoration approaches that create jobs and stimulate local economies;
- Encouraging the voluntary stewardship efforts of private landowners;
- Using the best available science as a guide; and
- Building on existing tools and strategies with an emphasis on flexibility and adaptive approaches.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $6,000,000
- Maximum Award: $200,000
- Minimum Award: $1
- Expected Number of Awards: 150
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Individuals
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Independent school districts
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343706