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R24AS00294: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2024

Closed Closed June 3, 2024 Opportunity R24AS00294

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Reclamation notices from 2024.

Bureau of Reclamation offered grants of up to $55,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on June 3, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 27, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMarch 27, 2024
DeadlineJune 3, 2024

Who can apply

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

All 11 applicant types the notice lists

Those not eligible to receive an award include, but are not limited to, the following entities:Federal governmental entitiesIndividuals

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What the grant funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is issued under the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, Public Law (P.L.) 85-624, 16 United States Code (U.S.C.) §661, et.seq., as amended; as limited by the Secretary of the Interior delegation of authority at 255 Departmental Manual (DM) 1.1B to:(a) conduct activities for the improvement of fish and wildlife habitat associated with water systems or water supplies affected by Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) projects, including but not limited to fish passage and screening facilities at any non-Federal water diversion or storage project within the region;(b) plan, design, construct, and monitor, including acquire lands or interest therein as needed, instream habitat improvements, including but not limited to fish passage screening facilities at off-site locations (as negotiated on privately owned lands and facilities not associated with a Reclamation project); and(c) monitor and evaluate the effect of Reclamation actions on fish and wildlife resources including ESA-listed species. Reclamation’s Yuma Area Office (YAO) periodically makes funding available for conducting activities for Threatened and Endangered species and their habitats under Section 7(a)1 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (FWCAP). The objective(s) of this NOFO is to fund projects for activities in support of YAO’s endangered species and environmental restoration programs in Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 (October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024).

Category: Environment.

Who has won Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (15.517) awarded $444 million across 233 grant awards, an average of $1.9 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
State of California Department of Water ResourcesCalifornia1$245 million
Kittitas Reclamation DistrictWashington7$38.1 million
California Department of Fish & WildlifeCalifornia2$18.9 million
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDistrict of Columbia4$11.4 million
San Gabriel Basin Water Quality AuthorityCalifornia1$9.7 million

Top states: California ($288 million), Washington ($68.7 million), Idaho ($14.1 million), Arizona ($13.7 million), District of Columbia ($13.6 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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

Questions people ask

Is R24AS00294 still open?

No. It closed on June 3, 2024.

Who can apply for Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2024?

Bureau of Reclamation accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2024?

Closed June 3, 2024. 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 $55,000 each.

Who has won Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were State of California Department of Water Resources, Kittitas Reclamation District, California Department of Fish & Wildlife. The program made 233 awards worth $444 million in that time.

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