# Wildlife Habitat Enhancement

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fs-r13-2024-24-22-wlf-02-wildlife-habitat-enhancement/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356658

> Forest Service offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on January 23, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FS-R13-2024-24-22-WLF-02 |
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 23, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.699 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible responders include for profit; non-profits; institutions of higher education; federal, state, local, and Native American tribal governments; organizations and special purpose districts (public utility districts, fire districts, conservation districts, school districts, and ports).

## What the grant funds

For information on how to apply, please see the attached 'Outreach of Interest Template Instructions' document. This outreach of interest (OOI) functions as an outreach mechanism to cultivate relationships and connect with potential partners. This OOI is intended to solicit responses to explore future projects meeting the needs and interests of potential partners through partnership agreements within legislative authority with USDA Forest Service. USDA Forest Service would like to increase capacity to improve wildlife habitat, including certain artificial structures, by engaging partnerships from local communities who have a vested interest in management outcomes. New partnerships will foster co-stewardship between the USDA Forest Service through better representation of the publics the agency serves, and with a shared commitment to wildlife conservation on USDA Forest Service and adjacent lands. Your submission signals an opportunity for USDA Forest Service to explore with you your ideas/projects/programs and potential partnership opportunities. USDA Forest Service is committed to fostering a strong, collaborative partnership that benefits our fisheries, plants, and wildlife resources, and their habitats. This collaboration is vital to wildlife conservation. Increases in the frequency, intensity, and scale of natural disturbance such as wildfire, drought, and disease, along with habitat degradation from development and other human based activities continue to stress numerous wildlife species. Wildlife habitat enhancement projects that create artificial habitat structures (e.g., nest boxes, brush piles, supplemental water), mitigate erosion or revegetate important plants are one way the USDA Forest Service can supplement lost habitat for terrestrial and aquatic species. While not a replacement for natural wildlife habitat, these management actions have the potential to mitigate habitat loss and increase wildlife abundance or productivity. This partnership would help the USDA Forest Service meets its stewardship responsibilities for at-risk species while also helping to keep common species common. Focal taxa could include both terrestrial and aquatic species; nongame and game species, and species that are socially and culturally important to the USDA Forest Service, its partners, tribes, and local communities. It would also support the agencies Wildfire Crisis Strategy.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FS-R13-2024-24-22-WLF-02 still open?

No. It closed on January 23, 2025.

### Who can apply for Wildlife Habitat Enhancement?

Forest Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Wildlife Habitat Enhancement?

Closed January 23, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.