Opportunity Information: Apply for F23AS00228
The FY 2023 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Traditional Conservation Grants Program (Region 1), funding opportunity number F23AS00228, is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to help state governments carry out practical conservation work for species protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Its main purpose is to support the development and on-the-ground implementation of state programs that conserve and recover threatened and endangered species under FWS jurisdiction. In plain terms, this funding is meant to help states do the kinds of projects that measurably improve the status of imperiled species or keep vulnerable species from needing to be listed in the first place.
Grant funds can be used for projects that provide direct benefits to federally listed species as well as to candidate species, at-risk species, and species that have been recently delisted. The opportunity emphasizes that the work should be clearly tied to recovery outcomes or preventative conservation outcomes, rather than general environmental benefits. States can request support for conservation actions focused on federally listed resident species that are covered by the state’s cooperative agreement with FWS. States may also seek funding to monitor candidate, at-risk, and recently delisted species, recognizing that good monitoring data is often essential for effective management decisions and for tracking whether conservation actions are working.
The types of activities that can be proposed are broad, as long as they connect directly to species or habitat benefits. Eligible projects may include management actions (such as habitat restoration, invasive species control, improving habitat connectivity, or other targeted actions), research (for example, studies that address key knowledge gaps limiting recovery), monitoring (population surveys, habitat monitoring, post-delisting monitoring, trend analysis), and outreach (education or stakeholder engagement efforts that support conservation outcomes). Competitive applications are expected to spell out, in specific and concrete terms, how the proposed tasks will contribute to species recovery or reduce threats enough to prevent future ESA listings. Proposals that clearly demonstrate a direct benefit to the species or its habitat are positioned as the most successful.
Eligibility is limited to state agencies, and a key requirement is the existence of a formal cooperative agreement with FWS under ESA section 6(c). A state agency must already have this cooperative agreement in place, or it must enter into or reconfirm such an agreement within 30 days of the application deadline to be eligible. FWS also notes that it must have a complete, signed cooperative agreement before it can obligate federal funds to a project, citing relevant federal regulations (50 CFR 81.3, 50 CFR 81.5, and 43 CFR 12.50(b)(3)). While only states can receive awards directly, the program allows for partnerships: individuals, local governments, and organizations such as counties or conservation groups may participate by working with an eligible state agency and may be supported as subgrantees when the work aligns with shared conservation goals.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a grant (not a contract or cooperative agreement instrument) and falls under the environment funding activity category with CFDA number 15.615. The posting was created on February 8, 2023, with an original application closing date of May 24, 2023. The listed award ceiling is $4,406,541. The sponsoring agency is the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the eligible applicant type is state governments.Apply for F23AS00228
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F23AS00228 FY 2023 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Traditional Conservation Grants Program Region 1" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.615.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-02-08.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-05-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,406,541.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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