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F23AS00128 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: HCP Land Acquisition

Closed Closed March 2, 2023 Opportunity F23AS00128 ☆ 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$21.6 million
• Award floor$10,000
• Total funding$21.6 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, 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 $21.6 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

Established by Congress in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the HCP Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts between the conservation of listed species and competing land uses on specific parcels of land associated with approved and permitted HCPs. Under this program, the Service provides matching grants to States in support of land acquisition projects that will conserve species habitat in perpetuity through fee simple acquisition or the acquisition of permanent conservation easements. The Service considers the use of Federal acquisition dollars by States for habitat protection associated with HCPs to be an important and effective mechanism to promote species recovery, prevent extinction, and preclude the need to list species under the ESA in the future. All land acquired through these grants complements, but does not replace, the mitigation, minimization, and/or monitoring commitments of the HCP. Thus, this work is additive to the conservation commitments entered into when HCPs are permitted and serves as a meaningful way to leverage non-Federal investment in species recovery and connect conservation lands across the landscape.

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.