Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (Section 6)
Grants to States & Territories
Fiscal Year 2009
Grants
offered through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
(authorized under section 6 of the
Endangered Species Act) fund participation in a wide array of
voluntary conservation projects for candidate, proposed and listed
species. These funds may, in turn, be awarded to private landowners and
groups for conservation projects. Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance
Number 15.615.
(Please note: To view PDF documents,
you may need to download and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe, Inc.)
FY 2009 Request for Proposals 
We are accepting grant proposals for the FY 2009 funding period between July 23, 2008 and September 22, 2008.
 Read the news release
Full text of the program announcement—request for proposals and application information [pdf]
Standard Form
424 "Application for Federal Assistance" [pdf]
Federal Aid Tool
Kit (forms and compliance requirements for receiving Federal
grants) [pdf]
Director’s
Memorandum Regarding Prescribed Burning Off-Service Lands [pdf]
Archive
of section 6 grants information
Other Endangered
Species Program grants
Other USFWS grant programs
available
Fact
sheet about Section 6 grants
How
to contact us for more information
This table shows
the different grant programs funded through the Cooperative Endangered
Species Conservation Fund, with the funding levels for this fiscal year.
Eligibility criteria and the application process for each grant program is
different. To learn more about each program, please contact
the Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species grants specialist in your
region.
Grant
Program
|
Purpose |
Species Benefiting |
Applicants |
Competition |
Financial Match Requirement* |
Conservation
Grants
|
implementation of conservation projects |
federally listed threatened or endangered species |
States or Territories that have entered into cooperative
agreements with the Service for endangered and threatened species
conservation |
formula |
25% of estimated project cost; or 10% when two or more
States or Territories implement a joint project |
Recovery Land
Acquisition
|
acquisition of habitat in support of approved recovery goals
or objectives |
federally listed threatened or endangered species |
States or Territories that have entered into cooperative
agreements with the Service for endangered and threatened species
conservation |
regional competition |
25% of estimated project cost; or 10% when two or more
States or Territories implement a joint project |
Habitat
Conservation Planning Assistance
|
support development of Habitat Conservation Plans
(HCPs) |
federally listed threatened or endangered species, proposed
and candidate species, and unlisted species proposed to be covered
by the HCP** |
States or Territories that have entered into cooperative
agreements with the Service for endangered and threatened species
conservation |
national competition |
25% of estimated project cost; or 10% when two or more
States or Territories implement a joint project |
Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition
|
acquisition of land associated with approved HCPs |
federally listed threatened or endangered species, unlisted
(including State-listed species), proposed and candidate species
covered by the HCP** |
States or Territories that have entered into cooperative
agreements with the Service for endangered and threatened species
conservation |
national competition |
25% of estimated project cost; or 10% when two or more
States or Territories implement a joint
project |
*As required under
Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act, grants to States and Territories
must include a minimum contribution by the project's non-Federal partners.
These contributions can be in-kind, through staff time or use of
non-Federal equipment, or financial assistance.
**A species covered
by the HCP is any species (listed or unlisted) that is included in the
section 10(a)(1)(B) permit, thus receiving incidental take
authorization.
[back
to top]
Contact us
For more information on how
to apply for Federal grants to assist States, Territories, and landowners
in conserving species on non-Federal lands, please contact
your nearest U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service section 6 grants
representative or:
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation
Planning, Recovery and State Grants
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 420
Arlington, VA 22203
703-358-2061
The Service also offers many other grant programs that may benefit
endangered and threatened species.
(Please note: To view PDF documents,
you may need to download and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe, Inc.)
[back
to top] |
