F24AS00446 Highlands Conservation Act - Base Funding Round
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- F24AS00446
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $1,462,500
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 15.667 Highlands Conservation
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering the Highlands Conservation Act (HCA) Base Funding Round grant opportunity to assist the states of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in permanently protecting land and natural resources within the Highlands region. Eligible applicants are state government entities, who may submit proposals to acquire land or interests in land from willing sellers to conserve resources of high conservation value such as water, forests, agriculture, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources. Applications are due by December 31, 2024, and awards will be announced by January 31, 2025. Project periods will be no longer than 3 years, with a possible 1-year extension.
A total of $5,850,000 in funding is available, with a maximum award of $1,462,500 and a minimum of $25,000 per state. A 1:1 cost share is required, and administrative costs are capped at 5% of the grant award. Projects must be located within the designated Highlands region, as defined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Synopsis
The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the permanent protection of land and natural resources in the Highlands Region. HCA grants support land conservation projects in which a State, County, or Municipal entity acquires land or an interest in land from a willing seller to conserve resources of high conservation value.Subject to availability of funds through Federal appropriation, Governors of the four Highlands States may submit proposals for up to 50% of the total cost of land conservation projects in the Highlands Region. Highland States may also request that the Service add Municipalities from within the identified Expanded Opportunity Area for the Highlands Landscape to the Highlands Region. For more information, contact the Lead State Agency listed in section C.1 below.Funding appropriated under the HCA is typically divided into two separate categories - Base and Competitive. Eligible applicants may submit requests for the Base Funding Round in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. A separate Notice of Funding Opportunity will be posted for Competitive Funds. This year, a third Notice of Funding Opportunity is being piloted for land protection projects in under-resourced and under-served communities within the Highlands Region. A project may not be proposed for funding in multiple funding opportunities.An online overview of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is scheduled for Friday, September 27 at 11:00 AM EST. Email the Service contact (Section G.1) to receive an invitation for the overview.
Files
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| Foa_Content_of_F24AS00446.pdf |
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