# Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/f23as00007-multistate-conservation-grant-mscg-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338637

> Fish and Wildlife Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $50,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities and state and local governments. It expected to make $11.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 18, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | F23AS00007 |
| Agency | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 18, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $11.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.628 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Eligible applicants are the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or a State or group of States, for the purpose of carrying out the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The State governments’ designation refers to Agencies with lead management responsibility for fish and wildlife resources in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia (Sport Fish Restoration only), Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or a group of these agencies. Eligible proposals must benefit: A majority of States. A majority (over 50%) of the States in a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Region. Please list the Regions and States in each Region that will benefit (use State abbreviations). A majority (over 50%) of the States belonging to a regional association of State fish and wildlife agencies (click each of the Associations for the state members, WAFWA, MAFWA, NEAFWA, SEAFWA). Please indicate the regional fish and wildlife association that will benefit and list each region's States. Any nongovernmental organization that applies for a grant shall submit with the application a certification that the organization will not use the grant funds to fund, in whole or in part, any activity of the organization that promotes or encourages opposition to the regulated hunting or trapping of wildlife, to recreational shooting activities, or to the regulated taking of fish.

## What the grant funds

The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) and the Service work cooperatively to manage T-MSGCP and R3-MSGCP. Administratively, both programs will function similarly, with AFWA providing the Service with a priority list of projects to be considered for award and the Service administering the program and managing the awards. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides application guidance for both competitive programs. Eligible grant proposals are shared with the AFWA National Grants Committee (NGC) for review and ranking to aid in the selection process. Proposals must address eligible activities in one or more of the selected AFWA Strategic Priorities to be considered. Strategic Priorities are annually selected by AFWA to establish the State fish and wildlife agencies' (States) conservation priorities (under T-MSCGP) or national recruitment priorities (under R3-MSCGP), and they are used to guide proposal development and grant selection for the programs. The primary goal of both programs is to provide grant funds to address regional or national priority needs of the States and their partners that are beyond the scope and capabilities of a single State. Projects selected and awarded are annually published in the Federal Register. Lists of past awards are also available from the Service and AFWA (see Section G, Federal Awarding Agency Contacts). Recipients awarded under T-MSCGP may use the funds for sport fisheries and wildlife management including research projects, boating access development, hunter safety and education, aquatic education, fish and wildlife habitat improvements, and other purposes consistent with the enabling legislation. Recipients awarded under the R3-MSCGP can only use the funds for making hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment projects that promote a national hunting and shooting sport recruitment program, including related communication and outreach activities.

## Questions people ask

### Is F23AS00007 still open?

No. It closed on May 18, 2022.

### Who can apply for Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program?

Fish and Wildlife Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities and state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program?

Closed May 18, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $11.0 million in total.

### Who has won Multistate Conservation Grant  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, National Opinion Research Center, Wildlife Management Institute, Incorporated. The program made 249 awards worth $55.3 million in that time.