Opportunity Information: Apply for F23AS00129
F23AS00129, titled "Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Recovery Land Acquisition Grants," is a discretionary grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.615) that supports land acquisition projects designed to advance recovery of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). First offered in fiscal year 2001, the program is built around the idea that long-term species recovery often depends on permanently protecting key habitats, and that the most effective results come when States and the Federal government coordinate their investments and priorities.
The core purpose of the funding is to leverage money to acquire specific parcels of land that are important to implementing Service-approved recovery plans or recovery outlines for listed species. Acquisitions can be made through fee simple purchase (full ownership) or through conservation easements (permanent or long-term restrictions placed on a property to protect conservation values while the land may remain in private ownership, depending on the easement terms). The program is explicitly tied to recovery planning because the ESA treats recovery plans as the central organizing framework for guiding recovery actions, and this grant is intended to move those plans from paper into on-the-ground protection of habitat that is necessary for species survival and eventual delisting.
Eligibility is limited to State governments, specifically State agencies that have an active Cooperative Agreement under Section 6(c) of the ESA. In addition to having such an agreement in place, the State agency must also have submitted the required information for the annual renewal (reconfirmation) of that Cooperative Agreement. Applications from States that have not met both requirements are not considered for funding. Although the award itself can only be made to a State, the opportunity recognizes that successful conservation frequently involves partnerships. Counties, conservation organizations, and other non-State entities may participate by working with an eligible State agency and can be supported as subgrantees when their involvement contributes to mutually beneficial conservation outcomes tied to the recovery objectives.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this opportunity is offered as a grant with an award ceiling listed at $11,162,000. The opportunity was created on December 22, 2022, with an original application closing date of March 2, 2023. The funding activity category is Environment, reflecting its focus on habitat protection as a recovery tool. Overall, the program functions as a targeted habitat acquisition mechanism: it directs resources toward high-priority lands identified through ESA recovery planning and uses State-Federal cooperation to secure and protect those lands in a way that measurably supports recovery of threatened and endangered species.Apply for F23AS00129
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F23AS00129 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Recovery Land Acquisition Grants" 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 2022-12-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-03-02. (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 $11,162,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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| F23AS00128 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: HCP Land Acquisition Apply for F23AS00128 Funding Number: F23AS00128 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment Funding Amount: $21,638,000 |
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