Opportunity Information: Apply for F23AS00229
F23AS00229 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 2) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, specifically the Traditional Conservation Grants Program (CFDA 15.615). The core purpose of this program is to help states build, run, and improve their own programs that conserve and recover species that are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as well as to support proactive work for candidate and other at-risk species and follow-up monitoring for species that have recently been delisted. In practical terms, the program is meant to put federal funds behind state-led conservation actions that measurably improve a species' status or protect and restore the habitat conditions those species need to survive and recover.
The grant funds can be used for a wide range of conservation activities as long as the work produces a clear, direct benefit to the species or its habitat. Proposed projects may focus on on-the-ground management actions (such as habitat restoration, enhancement, or threat reduction), research that fills key information gaps needed for recovery planning, monitoring to track populations or habitat conditions over time, and outreach activities that support conservation outcomes (for example, landowner engagement or public education tied to specific recovery needs). A key theme in the solicitation is that applications should be explicit about how the proposed tasks connect to recovery: proposals are expected to clearly explain how the work will move a species toward recovery goals or, for candidate and at-risk species, how the work could reduce threats enough to prevent the need for listing under the ESA. Competitive applications are those that make a strong, specific case for direct conservation outcomes rather than general environmental benefits.
Eligibility is limited to state governments, and more specifically to state agencies that have a cooperative agreement with the Service under ESA section 6(c). If an agency does not already have this agreement in place, it must enter into or reconfirm the cooperative agreement within 30 days of the application deadline to be considered eligible. The Service also emphasizes that it must have a complete, signed cooperative agreement before it can obligate federal funds to any project, citing applicable federal regulations (including 50 CFR 81.3, 50 CFR 81.5, and 43 CFR 12.50(b)(3)). Although only states can receive awards directly, the opportunity acknowledges that other partners such as counties, conservation organizations, or similar groups can participate through the state as subgrantees, allowing states to structure projects that leverage local expertise and partnerships while keeping the state agency as the primary applicant and grant recipient.
Administratively, the opportunity was created on February 6, 2023, with an original closing date of May 24, 2023. The funding instrument is a grant, the activity category is environment, and the listed award ceiling is $1,273,344. The notice indicates expected awards but does not provide a specific number in the provided source text. Overall, this opportunity is designed for state wildlife or natural resource agencies in Region 2 to fund targeted conservation projects that are tightly tied to ESA recovery needs, demonstrate tangible benefits to listed or at-risk species, and are implemented under the framework of an active Section 6 cooperative agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.Apply for F23AS00229
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F23AS00229 FY 2023 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Traditional Conservation Grants Program Region 2" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.615.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-02-06.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-05-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,273,344.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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