Grants / Department of the Interior / Fish and Wildlife Service

F21AS00513: 2021 National Fish Habitat Action Plan

Closed Closed December 31, 2021 Opportunity F21AS00513 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: F26AS00104 State ANS Management Plan 2026 (F26AS00104). Status: Closes December 16, 2026 (39 days left). It is in our archive of Fish and Wildlife Service notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$900,000
• Award floor$1,000
• Total funding$4.3 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses, businesses and individuals.

Entities seeking funding must be associated with an FHP recognized by the Board. Specifically, proposed projects must be submitted to the Service through an FHP listed below. Fish Habitat Partnerships Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership California Fish Passage Forum Driftless Area Restoration Effort Desert Fish Habitat Partnership Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Fishers and Farmers Partnership for the Upper Mississippi River Basin Great Lakes Basin Fish Habitat Partnership Great Plains Fish Habitat Partnership Hawaii Fish Habitat Partnership Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership Pacific Lamprey Fish Habitat Partnership Pacific Marine and Estuarine Partnership Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership Ohio River Basin Fish Habitat Partnership Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Partnership Western Native Trout Initiative Board recognized FHPs may have their own eligibility requirements within the bounds of the Action Plan and Policy 717 FW 1. More information about FHPs and their respective eligibility requirements can be found at http://fishhabitat.org/partnerships.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species awards averaged $279,895; this notice allows up to $900,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (51% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Aquatic habitat conservation projects under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) program must protect, restore, and enhance fish and aquatic habitats, as outlined in the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (Action Plan). Projects under this program, directly or indirectly, support and promote public access to recreational fishing opportunities. Funded projects may be carried out by Fish Habitat Partnerships (FHPs) recognized by the National Fish Habitat Board (Board), in cooperation with their partners. More information about the FHPs and their partners can be found online at www.fishhabitat.org.

Category: Natural Resources.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, F26AS00104, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.