R3 Endangered Species (Traditional)

Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00180 Opportunity Category: MandatoryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.615Eligible Applicants State governmentsAgency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Aug 01, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Apr 10, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: 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 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 and Territories (hereafter, "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 CESCF provides grants to States to participate in a wide array of voluntary conservation projects for candidate, listed, and recently recovered species. This Funding Opportunity pertains only to Region 3 �Traditional� Conservation Grants. The �Traditional� Conservation Grants program provides financial assistance to States to implement conservation projects for candidate, listed, and recently recovered species. Funded activities include habitat restoration, species status surveys, public edu...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding