Project Grant R20AP00031

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded the State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife $8.2 million under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program to support the acquisition of up to 2,925 acres of land for conservation and recovery of 18 species covered by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Natural Community Conservation Plan. The funding will support the Habitat Agency in placing conservation easements on acquired...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $6,250,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA #15.615) to the State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife (Wildlife Conservation Board) on November 1, 2023. The purpose of the grant is to acquire and permanently protect 1,291 acres of essential habitat for 24 species, including 2 federally listed animal species, 3 federally listed plant species, and 19 unlisted species. This will complement...

This federal Project Grant award of $10,311,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 291 acres of essential habitat in San Diego County, California. The grant will be matched by $5,155,500 in non-federal funds. The State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife, through its Wildlife Conservation Board, will own and manage the acquired...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $896,077 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to implement a grazing management plan and infrastructure improvements across 696 acres of habitat reserve land adjacent to Morgan Hill, California. The key project activities include: Restoring approximately 455 acres of serpentine habitat types to benefit endangered species like the Bay checkerspot butterfly,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) a $9,459,460 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program to permanently protect approximately 174 acres of occupied habitat for the federally endangered Butte County meadowfoam plant species in Butte County, California. The grant funds will be used by CDFW, in partnership with the non-profit California Open Lands, to purchase the land...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $333,092 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Conservation Program (CFDA 15.564) to Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Berkeley, California. The purpose of the grant is to conduct a project to conserve habitats for a federally listed endangered species, with the public benefit of protecting the species population and assisting with their recovery. The key activities to be performed under...

The State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through its Wildlife Conservation Board division, received a $4 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615). The grant will support the acquisition of 638.64 acres of conservation lands in eastern Riverside County, California to complement habitat preservation goals under the Coachella Valley Multiple Species...

The State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, doing business as the Wildlife Conservation Board, received a $5.8 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 office under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program. The grant will support the acquisition of up to 1,394 acres of important habitat lands in California to benefit six federally listed or at-risk species as part of the East Contra Costa County...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received a $1,067,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program. The grant will support planning for an amendment to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan covering 519,506 acres in Santa Clara County, California. The amendment aims to protect additional federally and...

This $20,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) supports the permanent protection of approximately 483 acres of critical habitat in the West Coyote Hills area of Orange County, California. The grant will be matched by $10,000,000 in non-federal funds from the state's Wildlife Conservation Board. The grant funds will contribute to the acquisition and conservation of ecologically significant lands that...