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F23AS00127 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Conservation Planning Assistance

Closed Closed March 2, 2023 Opportunity F23AS00127 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: F26AS00030 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Recovery Land Acquisition Grant Program (F26AS00030). Status: Closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left). It is in our archive of Fish and Wildlife Service notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Award floor$10,000
• Total funding$8.4 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

• State governments

Only State agencies that have entered into a Cooperative Agreement pursuant to Section 6(c) of the ESA and have provided the information necessary for the annual renewal (reconfirmation) of their Cooperative Agreement are eligible to apply for funding. Applicants that have not fulfilled both criteria will not be considered. While funding may only be awarded to States, individuals or groups such as counties or conservation organizations may work with a State agency that has a cooperative agreement on conservation efforts that are mutually beneficial, as a subgrantee.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund awards averaged $292,414; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The Conservation Planning Assistance Grant program provides funding to States to support the development of new Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Safe Harbor Agreements (SHAs), and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs). Funding may also be used to support the renewal or amendment of existing HCPs, SHAs, and CCAAs. The development of HCPs that include only candidate or at-risk species (i.e., no Federally listed species covered by the HCP), such that the HCP would be in place if the species is listed, is also supported through this program. Funding may be used to support development and planning activities such as document preparation, public outreach, baseline species surveys, habitat assessments, and inventories. The preparation of environmental compliance review documents, such as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), is also an eligible use of grant funds.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, F26AS00030, which is open now.

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