Deadline: 7-Apr-22
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is inviting applications for its Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) Traditional Conservation Grants Program (Service Legacy Region 1).
The principle objective of the Traditional Conservation Grant Program is to support the development and implementation of States’ programs to conserve and recover threated 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.
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.
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. Applications that involve only research must provide information that can be directly used to prevent listing, recover, manage, or improve current management strategies for a species. Applications involving only public education and outreach activities must demonstrate a high probability of improving or increasing public understanding of and participation in conservation activities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding $4,859,191
- Maximum Award $4,859,191
- Minimum Award $1,000
Geographical Focus
Service Legacy Region 1 / DOI Regions 9, 12: Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam
Eligible Activities
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
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants – State governments
- 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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337276