F25AS00184 FY 2025 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Conservation Planning Assistance

The FY 2025 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Conservation Planning Assistance Grants opportunity provides funding to States to support the development of new Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) and Conservation Benefit Agreements (CBAs). The funding may also be used to support the renewal or amendment of existing plans and agreements. Eligible activities include document preparation, public outreach, baseline species surveys, habitat assessments, and inventories. The preparation of environmental compliance review documents, such as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), is also an eligible use of grant funds. • Eligible applicants are State agencies that have entered into a Cooperative Agreement pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and have provided the information necessary for the annual renewal of their Cooperative Agreement. • The required non-Federal cost share is determined as a percent of the total project cost, with a minimum of 25 percent for single-State projects and 10 percent for multi-State projects. • The maximum performance period for a grant is three years from the effective date of grant award obligation. • The Service’s goal is to obligate funds within 120 days of pre-award notification.