Traditional Conservation Grants Program for Service Legacy Region 3 in the US

Deadline: 7-Apr-22

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has invited applications for its FY 2022 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) Traditional Conservation Grants Program (Service Legacy Region 3).

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.

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 $631,695
Maximum Award $631,695
Minimum Award $1,000

Geographical Focus

Legacy Service Region 3 / DOI Region 3, 4: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin

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=337281