Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing funding opportunities for Traditional Conservation Grants to support the development and implementation of States’ programs to conserve and recover threatened and endangered species under the Service’s jurisdiction. The grants can be used to support projects that have direct benefits for federally listed species, candidate and at-risk species, and recently delisted species. Eligible activities may include introduction of species into suitable habitats, enhancement or restoration of habitat, surveys and inventories of habitats, species status surveys, propagation of animals and plants, research, public education and outreach tools, and monitoring of candidate, at-risk, and recently recovered species. The primary goal of this program is to implement high-priority recovery actions for ESA-listed species by funding eligible activities that will have a direct impact on species recovery, prevent the extinction of listed species, or prevent the need to list at-risk species under the ESA. Key points to consider:
• The opportunity is open to State agencies that have entered into a cooperative agreement with the Service pursuant to section 6(c) of the ESA.
• The minimum non-Federal cost share is 25 percent of the total project cost.
• 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 Service expects to award an estimated $960,917 through this opportunity pending final FY 2024 appropriations.