F26AS00088 Endangered Species Conservation - Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- F26AS00088
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $10,000 to $675,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- Kelly Niland kelly_niland@fws.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting applications for depredation prevention and compensation funding under the Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Project Grant Program, with applications due January 15, 2027. Eligible applicants are state governments and federally recognized tribal governments only. A mandatory 50 percent non-federal cost share is required, calculated at the award level and consisting of cash or third-party in-kind contributions.
The program distributes an estimated $1,350,000 across 13 expected awards, with individual award ceilings of $675,000, floors of $10,000, and an average award of approximately $90,000. The period of performance runs from August 30, 2027, through July 31, 2029 (two years). Work may be performed on Federal, state, private, or tribal lands.
Depredation prevention funding supports nonlethal livestock protection strategies including fencing, livestock-guarding dogs, range riders, scare devices, night pens, and livestock carcass removal. Depredation compensation funding reimburses producers for losses of cattle, swine, horses, mules, sheep, goats, and livestock-guarding animals from confirmed or probable wolf depredation at fair-market value.
Applicants must designate a state or tribal agency to administer the program, establish accounts for grant funds, maintain claim files with supporting documentation, submit annual reports documenting claims and expenditures, promulgate rules for producer reimbursement, coordinate with USDA Wildlife Services, and demonstrate commitment to maintaining constructive working relationships with livestock producers. Applicants may submit separate applications for prevention funding, compensation funding, or both.
Merit review criteria differ by funding track. Compensation applications are scored on depredation rate (25 points), livestock losses by animal unit equivalents (25 points), claim evaluation and record keeping (10 points), integration of prevention activities (10 points), coordination and transparency (10 points), and project costs (20 points). Prevention applications are scored on depredation rate (25 points), effectiveness of preventative techniques (25 points), outreach and coordination (25 points), and project costs (25 points).
The assistance listing is 15.666.
Synopsis
The Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Project Grant Program, authorized under Subtitle C of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, provides federal financial assistance to states and tribes for two primary purposes: depredation prevention and depredation compensation.
Depredation prevention funding supports livestock producers in implementing proactive, nonlethal strategies to reduce the risk of livestock losses from wolf depredation. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, installing fencing, employing livestock-guarding dogs, and using range riders to patrol areas where livestock are vulnerable to wolf activity.
Depredation compensation funding reimburses livestock producers for losses resulting from confirmed or probable wolf depredation events. Eligible livestock include cattle, swine, horses, mules, sheep, goats, and livestock-guarding animals.
States and tribes may apply for reimbursement of livestock losses and/or funding for preventive management activities occurring on Federal, state, private, or tribal lands, including land owned by or held in trust for a tribe.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding, applicants must affirm their commitment to maintaining constructive working relationships with livestock producers and to administering their programs in a manner that is responsive to producer needs and supports continued livestock grazing and production, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law (see Project Narrative section).To be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to P.L. 111-11, a state or tribe must:(1) designate an appropriate agency of the state or tribal government to administer one or both aspects of the program funded by the grant;(2) establish one or more accounts to receive grant funds;(3) maintain files of all claims received under programs funded by the grant, including supporting documentation;(4) submit to the appropriate FWS Regional Contact (A) annual reports that include: (i) a summary of claims and expenditures under the program during the year; and (ii) a description of any action taken on the claims; and (B) such other reports as the Secretary may be required to assist in determining the effectiveness of activities provided assistance under this program; and(5) promulgate rules for reimbursing livestock producers under the program. Additionally, to qualify for depredation compensation funding, a state or tribe must:Ensure proper documentation, retain receipts, and record matching funds expended.Have the ability to protect the evidence of depredation.Coordinate with local United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)-Wildlife Services field representatives, or other authorized official, who will coordinate an investigation.Document payments to ensure fair-market value.Further, to qualify depredation prevention funding, a state or tribe must:Ensure proper documentation, retain receipts, and record matching funds expended.Ensure applicant demonstration of good faith effort to avoid conflicts.Demonstrate effectiveness of non-lethal measures.Finally, applicants must have expended all funds awarded through this grant program from FY 2022 and earlier to be eligible to apply for funding through this opportunity.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Foa_Content_of_F26AS00088.pdf | ||
| PKG00294438.pdf |
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