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Funding from Our OfficeThe Cookeville Field Office has a limited amount of discretionary funds for endangered species recovery projects. We accept proposals from researchers and others. We occasionally help develop projects, write proposals, and/or secure additional project funding beyond our own funding capabilities. Contact recovery biologist Tim Merritt at (931) 528-6481, ext. 211, concerning research or other recovery projects involving threatened and endangered species. Partners for Fish & WildlifeThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish & Wildlife program provides limited financial and technical assistance to conservation minded farmers, ranchers, and other landowners throughout the State on a competitive basis to benefit fish and wildlife on their land. Contact our Partners for Fish and Wildlife biologist Brad Bingham at 931-528-6481, ext. 205, for more information. Private Stewardship GrantsThis Service program provides $10 million annually in competitive federal grants and other assistance to individuals and groups engaged in voluntary conservation efforts on private lands that benefit at-risk species. Other Federal MoneyGrants.gov is the national gateway website for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. For information on Fish and Wildlife Service grant programs, visit our Grants-at-a-Glance web page. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, public and quasi-public agencies, private organizations and individuals. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has an excellent Grants Page. National Fish and Wildlife FoundationNFWF is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, established by Congress in 1984 and dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants, and the habitat on which they depend. Grant WritingThe Environmental Protection Agency has an excellent grant writing tutorial.
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