Description
The Highlands Conservation Act Program is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the permanent protection of land and natural resources in the Highlands Region. The program supports land conservation projects in which a State, County, or Municipal entity acquires land or an interest in land from a willing seller to conserve resources of high conservation value. Eligible applicants may submit requests for the Base Funding Round in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. The program has a total funding of $5,850,000, with a maximum award of $1,462,500 and a minimum award of $25,000.
• The program aims to conserve 30 percent of America's lands and waters by 2030.
• The program supports the conservation of strategically important natural areas that sustain a diversity of fish and wildlife species.
• The program encourages public access to the conserved lands, but it is not required.
• The program requires a 50 percent non-Federal cost share.
• The program has a project period of no longer than 3 years, with a possible one-year extension.