Endangered Species Recovery Implementation

Recovery Implementation: To provide federal financial assistance to secure endangered or threatened species information, undertake restoration actions that will lead to delisting of a species; help prevent extinction of a species, or aid in the recov

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Recovery Implementation Program offers competitive financial assistance to States, landowners, universities, non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, and other partners. This program funds projects that implement recovery actions for FWS-managed endangered and threatened species, as specified in a species' approved recovery document. Project types may include, but are not limited to, surveys and monitoring, habitat restoration, invasive species removal, captive rearing programs, and reintroductions or translocations. Implementing recovery actions improves the status of endangered and threatened species so that these species could be considered for removal from the Endangered Species List.

Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, private landowners, businesses, and individuals with relevant biological expertise. Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of the species and ecosystems with which they propose to work.

State and local government agencies, institutions of higher education, including public, private, state colleges and universities, nonprofits, Native American tribal organizations (other than recognized tribal governments), city, county or township governments, individuals, Native American tribal governments (federally-recognized), for-profit organizations, and small businesses.

Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, private landowners, businesses, and individuals with relevant biological expertise. Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of the species and ecosystems with which they propose to work.

Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, private landowners, businesses, and individuals with relevant biological expertise. Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of the species and ecosystems with which they propose to work.

Depending on funding availability, assistance is available throughout the year; funding must be spent with 3 years of award.

FWS Regional and Field Office contacts can provide specific information on the amount of funding available, as well as Regional recovery priorities. We encourage you to contact the appropriate FWS Regional and Field Office contacts to discuss potential projects. If funding is available and the potential project addresses a high priority Regional recovery need, then the Regional contact will refer the potential applicant of the appropriate FWS Ecological Services Field Office for further coordination.

The criteria for selecting proposals are outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Awards will be announced via letters sent directly to the applicants. No work may begin on a project until the appropriate legal contracting or procurement documents, and the required environmental compliance documents, have been signed by the authorized Service official. Unsuccessful applicants with be notified either by letter, fax, email or by telephone.

Contact FWS Regional Representatives located in the NOFO based on your project's location.

Consideration of applications will ultimately be based on the FWS budget cycle. We encourage partners (especially existing partners who already have a working relationship with local FWS Field Offices) to talk to the local FWS Field Offices about possible project ideas and submittal timeframes.

Project applicants are not prohibited from submitting applications for consideration for subsequent funding for multi-year projects though there is no governmental guarantee that multiple years of the project will be funded.