Opportunity Information: Apply for F22AS00138
The FY 2022 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) Traditional Conservation Grants Program (Service Legacy Region 8) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to strengthen and carry out state-led conservation efforts for species covered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The central purpose of the program is to help states develop and implement their own programs that conserve and recover threatened and endangered species under FWS jurisdiction, with an emphasis on work that produces measurable, on-the-ground benefits for species and the habitats they depend on. In practical terms, the program is designed to move species closer to recovery, keep imperiled species from needing to be listed, and support the continued stability of species that have recently been delisted.
Grant funding can be used for a broad range of project types as long as the work directly benefits targeted species or their habitat. Eligible activities may include management actions (such as habitat restoration, threat reduction, or improvement of key life-stage habitat), research that fills critical information gaps needed for recovery decisions, monitoring efforts for population status or habitat conditions, and outreach or education work that supports conservation outcomes. The opportunity explicitly allows projects to focus not only on federally listed species, but also on candidate species, at-risk species, and species that have been recently delisted, recognizing that early and sustained conservation attention can prevent declines and reduce the likelihood of future listing. States may also propose monitoring for candidate, at-risk, and recently delisted species to track trends, inform management, and document whether conservation measures are working.
A major theme in the application requirements is clarity and specificity about conservation impact. Competitive proposals are expected to clearly explain how the proposed tasks will contribute to recovery objectives for listed species or how they will prevent the need to list a species under the ESA. Successful applications are those that make a straightforward case for a direct benefit to the species or its habitat, rather than only offering indirect or general environmental improvements. In other words, applicants should connect proposed actions to identifiable threats, limiting factors, recovery criteria, or other concrete biological outcomes.
Eligibility is limited to state governments, and specifically to state agencies that have an active cooperative agreement with FWS under ESA section 6(c). If a state agency does not already have such an agreement in place, it must enter into or reconfirm the cooperative agreement within 30 days of the application deadline to be eligible under this funding opportunity. In addition, before FWS can obligate federal funds to any project, the cooperative agreement must be complete and signed, consistent with the governing federal regulations cited in the notice (including 50 CFR 81.3, 50 CFR 81.5, and 43 CFR 12.50(b)(3)). While only states can receive awards as the official grantee, the program allows other entities such as counties, local governments, conservation organizations, and similar partners to participate through the state as subgrantees, which creates a pathway for collaborative, multi-partner conservation projects as long as they are administered through an eligible state agency.
Key administrative details from the source listing include the opportunity number F22AS00138, the funding instrument type (grant), and the funding activity category (environment). The CFDA/Assistance Listing number is 15.615, and the eligible applicant type is state governments. The original application closing date was April 9, 2022, and the opportunity was created on January 7, 2022. The notice lists an award ceiling of $2,494,385.Apply for F22AS00138
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2022 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) Traditional Conservation Grants Program (Service Legacy Region 8)" 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 2022-01-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-04-09. (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 $2,494,385.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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