An FY 2016 grant to the State of Hawaii will help permanently protect 969 acres to support the recovery of numerous endangered Hawaiian birds, as well as minimize sedimentation of the near shore ecosystem and the nation's largest fringing coral reef.
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Grants | Overview
Because more than half of all species currently listed as endangered or threatened spend at least part of their life cycle on privately owned lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) recognizes that success in conserving species will ultimately depend on working cooperatively with landowners, communities, and tribes to foster voluntary stewardship efforts on private lands. States play a key role in catalyzing these efforts.
A variety of tools are available under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to help states and landowners plan and implement projects to conserve species. The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (section 6 of the ESA) is a tool that provides grants to states and territories to participate in a wide array of voluntary conservation projects for candidate, proposed, and listed species. The program provides funding to states and territories for species and habitat conservation actions on non-federal lands. States and territories must contribute a minimum non-federal match of 25 percent of the estimated program costs of approved projects, or 10 percent when two or more states or territories implement a joint project. A state or territory must currently have, or enter into, a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to receive grants. Most states and territories have entered into these agreements for both plant and animal species.
To learn more, download the Grants fact sheet.
View information about current Endangered Species grant programs.
Find out how to apply for a grant.
Access the full library of documents related to grants.
FY 2020 Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Service accepted grant proposals for the FY 2020 funding period between April 3, 2020 and August 3, 2020.
Full Announcement
View the Standard Form 424 "Application for Federal Assistance"
View the Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Program Toolkit (forms and compliance requirements for receiving federal grants)
Read the revised policy regarding the role of States in conserving endangered and threatened species.
Read the Director's Memorandum Regarding Prescribed Burning Off-Service Lands
Access the archive of section 6 grants information
Learn about other Service grant programs
Gray wolf.
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Awards for Fiscal Years 2019–2020 Announced
The Service's Wolf Livestock Demonstration Project Grant Program will distribute more than $1.3 million in grants to assist livestock producers in undertaking proactive, non-lethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss from predation by wolves, and compensate producers for livestock losses caused by wolves.
View the awards summary.