# F23AS00080 - Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/f23as00080-f23as00080-highlands-conservation-act-grant-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344825

> Fish and Wildlife Service offered grants of up to $172,000 to state and local governments. It expected to make $688,000 in total. Applications closed on February 28, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | F23AS00080 |
| Agency | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 28, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $172,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $688,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.667 |

## Who can apply

- State governments

Only the traditional Lead State Agency, as determined by the Governor of each Highlands State, may apply for funding under this Notice of Funding Opportunity. If the Governor assigns multiple Lead Agencies, those Agencies must coordinate on funding requests prior to submission and ensure no more than the maximum allowable amount per state of $172,000 is requested through this funding opportunity. The traditional Lead State Agencies are: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection New York Office of Parks, Preservation, and Historic Preservation New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

## What the grant funds

The Highlands Conservation Act (H.R. 1964, 2004; 16 U.S.C. 3901) (HCA) is designed to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in conserving land and natural resources in the Highlands Region through Federal grants to support land conservation projects in which a State entity acquires land or an interest in land from a willing seller to permanently protect resources of high conservation value. This Cooperative Agreement will provide a one-time award of administrative funding to one lead State Conservation Agency in each of the four Highland States. The expected eligible entities for this grant award are the following State Conservation Agencies: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection New York Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Under a cooperative agreement, there is a participatory relationship between the Service and the recipient during the award, with shared performance responsibilities. The State Conservation Agency, if awarded, will enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to fulfill the following outcomes: Build capacity of the State Conservation Agency and others to maximize grant applications for HCA Base Funding and Competitive Funding grant rounds. Build capacity to spend awarded grant funds and close HCA projects in a timely fashion.

## Questions people ask

### Is F23AS00080 still open?

No. It closed on February 28, 2023.

### Who can apply for F23AS00080 - Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement?

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

### What is the deadline for F23AS00080 - Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement?

Closed February 28, 2023. 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 $172,000 each. About $688,000 in total.

### Who has won Highlands Conservation  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Pennsylvania, Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The program made 35 awards worth $49.1 million in that time.