Description
The Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program provides Federal cost sharing awards to help the State, Territory, and District of Columbia fish and wildlife agencies and their associations design and implement proactive conservation programs benefiting wildlife and their habitats. The program supports the design and strategic implementation of proactive conservation actions that can help avert more prescriptive Federal regulatory requirements associated with listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Eligible activities include conservation planning and implementation, and priority is given to species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) and/or their habitats.
Key aspects of the program include:
• Conservation planning and implementation
• Species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) and/or their habitats
• Proactive approaches to conservation
• Partnerships with other fish and wildlife agencies, Tribes, Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, private landowners, and international entities
• Award recipients must contribute non-federal resources
• The program has a cost sharing requirement, with the Federal share not exceeding 75 percent of the total project cost
• The maximum Federal share of awards is $1,000,000, and the minimum award is $25,000
• The program encourages partnerships dedicated to cross-jurisdictional conservation efforts supporting landscape-scale conservation