2002/2003 - Private Stewardship Grants Program

The Private Stewardship Program provides grants and other assistance on a competitive basis to individuals and groups engaged in local, private, and voluntary conservation efforts that benefit federally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or other at-risk species. Diverse panels of representatives from State and Federal government, conservation organizations, agriculture and development interests, and the science community assess applications and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, who awards the grants. The Private Stewardship Program was initiated during Fiscal Year* 2002, with grants first awarded during Fiscal Year 2003.

For Fiscal Year 2003, the Service awarded more than $9.4 million in Federal funding under the Private Stewardship Program. A ten percent (10%) match of cash or through in-kind contributions is required. The program is available to private landowners and their partners. See the Request for Proposals below for detailed information on the eligibility criteria. Please check this site often for new information.

Request for Proposals and Program Implementation

• Informational Letter
• Proposed Implementation Guidelines
• Request for Proposals and Final Policy and Implementation Guidelines
• Federal Register Notice Extending the Due Date for Project Proposals
• Application Package and Standard Form 424 "Application for Federal Assistance"
• Links to Administrative Requirements for PSGP Funding Awards
• Fact Sheet

Awards

• A Promise Fulfilled—Landowners Recieve More Than $9.4 Million to Conserve Imperiled Species
• A Complete List of 2003 Awards

 Previously Awarded Private Stewardship Grants from 2004 and 2005

 Other Endangered Species Program Grants

Other USFWS Grant Programs Available

Federal Aid Tool Kit (forms and compliance requirements for receiving Federal grants)

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Contact Us

For more information on how to apply for Federal grants to assist landowners in conserving species on non-Federal lands, please contact the Private Stewardship Grant Program representative at your Regional Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or contact:

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 also benefit endangered and threatened species. For other grant program information, go to http://grants.fws.gov.

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*Our fiscal year runs from October 1 through the following September 30.

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