F25AS00035 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- F25AS00035
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $10,000 to $26,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Environment
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition Grants, a federal grant program that provides funding to state governments to support the acquisition of habitat associated with approved and permitted HCPs. The goal is to promote the conservation of federally listed, candidate, and at-risk species by protecting habitat in perpetuity. Eligible applicants are state agencies that have entered into a Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Act. Applications will be evaluated based on criteria such as the number of species, contribution to conservation, ecosystem functionality, habitat connectivity, and threat of conversion. The application deadline is January 8, 2025, and award decisions are expected by May 30, 2025.
The Service anticipates awarding approximately $26 million in grants, with a maximum period of performance of three years. Successful applicants must provide a minimum 25% non-federal cost share, with a reduced 10% cost share for collaborative projects involving multiple states. The work will be performed across the United States in areas with threatened and endangered species, as indicated by the list of "At-Risk Species" provided in the grant materials.
Synopsis
Established by Congress in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the HCP Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts between the conservation of listed species and competing land uses on specific parcels of land associated with approved and permitted HCPs. Under this program, the Service provides matching grants to States in support of land acquisition projects that will conserve species habitat in perpetuity through fee simple acquisition or the acquisition of permanent conservation easements. The Service considers the use of Federal acquisition dollars by States for habitat protection associated with HCPs to be an important and effective mechanism to promote species recovery, prevent extinction, and preclude the need to list species under the ESA in the future. All land acquired through these grants complements, but does not replace, the mitigation, minimization, and/or monitoring commitments of the HCP. Thus, this work is additive to the conservation commitments entered into when HCPs are permitted and serves as a meaningful way to leverage non-Federal investment in species recovery and connect conservation lands across the landscape.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY25 CESCF At-Risk Species List.pdf | ||
| FY 2025 CESCF HCPLA FAQ FINAL.pdf | ||
| 9.27.2024 Foa_Content_of_F25AS00035.pdf |
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