Project Grant F26AP00245

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $1,396,500 project grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program. The grant will support conservation of endangered species and their habitats in Michigan from January 2023 through December 2025. The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program provides federal assistance to states and territories that have cooperative agreements under...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA# 15.615) provides $471,085.39 to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to support implementation of conservation and recovery projects for 7 listed fish species, 1 listed mussel, 1 crayfish, 1 listed turtle, 1 listed snail, and 1 petitioned salamander species in Tennessee. Key projects include propagation and reintroduction of rare fish...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $3 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) for the period of August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support habitat restoration, invasive species control, and other conservation activities across five states through five sub-awards totaling $3 million. Specifically, sub-awards...

This Project Grant award of $124,237 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) supports various conservation efforts for federally listed, candidate, and at-risk plant species in New Mexico. Key activities include: 1) analysis of ex-situ conservation and seed banking needs, and prioritized collection of live material or seed banking; 2) updates and revisions to the New Mexico Rare Plants website and digitization/cataloging of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) Federal Grant Program provides $2,796,875 to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for an effort to collect and bank native plant seeds in Hawaii. The goal is to support post-wildfire habitat rehabilitation and restoration on Department of the Interior (DOI) lands and nearby non-DOI lands through collaborations with...

The Arizona Department of Agriculture will receive $204,185.44 through September 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615) to conduct research, surveys, monitoring and restoration activities for federally listed and other rare plants in Arizona. Specifically, the Department will fund nine subawards totaling $143,764.40 to organizations to maintain herbarium staff involvement, organize...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $218,325.65 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) project grant to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VDWR) with a performance period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. This grant funds recovery actions for federally-listed endangered and threatened species across Virginia, including long-term monitoring, population augmentation, and genetic profiling. The grant supports 10 distinct jobs focused on...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 5, awarded $135,000 to the Wildlife For Everyone Endowment Foundation under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) on June 24, 2025, to design and implement a comprehensive stream and wetland restoration project in Pennsylvania. The project will employ natural channel design principles to enhance stream stability, reduce erosion, and improve habitat connectivity through the installation...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5 (DOI Fish and Wildlife Service) awarded $109,756.00 to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, Inc. under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) through a Cooperative Agreement effective August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 30, 2025. The award funds conservation and habitat restoration activities at Joint Base Dix McGuire Lakehurst (JBDML) in New Jersey. Under...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has awarded a $57,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program. The agreement will fund NFWF to work cooperatively with FWS to administer and manage funding designated for the recovery of historically under-funded endangered and threatened species. The goal is to implement all remaining recovery actions considered necessary to...