F24AS00202 FY 2024 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Traditional Conservation Grants Program Region 7

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking applications for the Traditional Conservation Grant Program, which aims to support the development and implementation of States' programs to conserve and recover threatened and endangered species. The program provides financial assistance in the form of competitive grants to support projects that have direct benefits for federally listed species, candidate and at-risk species, and recently delisted species. Eligible activities 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, and monitoring of candidate, at-risk, and recently recovered species. • 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