15.634: State Wildlife Grants

15.634

Active

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) [DOI]

May 19, 2022

May 19, 2022

The primary purpose of the the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program is to help State and Territory fish and wildlife agencies design and implement strategic, proactive conservation programs. C-SWG Program funds, pooled with recipient matching resources, enable these agencies to identify, study, and conserve species deemed most in need of conservation within each State and Territory. Proactive approaches to species conservation help agency grant recipients, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and our conservation partners avoid more prescriptive Federal regulatory requirements associated with listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A core principle of the C-SWG Program is the utilization of effective partnerships demonstrating cooperation and leveraging of resources to achieve shared conservation goals.

A - Formula Grants

Agencies from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa with primary responsibility for fish and wildlife conservation may submit grant proposals for formula or competitive project grants to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if they maintain a current, Service-approved State Wildlife Action Plan. The four regional Associations of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (NEAFWA, SEAFWA, MAFWA, and WAFWA) are eligible for competitive project grants at the discretion of recipient State fish and wildlife agencies.

General Public (While direct participation is limited to fish and wildlife agencies, the public will ultimately benefit from these wildlife conservation measures.)

15.615 - Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund

15.611 - Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education

15.608 - Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance

15.605 - Sport Fish Restoration

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