FY22 Recovery Implementation

Background
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Ecological Services Program provides Federal financial assistance on a competitive basis to states, landowners, educators, non-governmental organizations, researchers, and other potential partners to secure information about endangered, threatened or candidate species, to aid in the recovery of these species, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, and to help conserve the ecosystems upon which these species depend.

Grant Details
The principal objective of this Recovery Implementation funding opportunity is to support the implementation of priority recovery actions for federally endangered and threatened species. The Recovery plans establish an overall recovery vision that defines the point at which protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are no longer needed, identifies and prioritizes the most effective and feasible suite of recovery actions that will promote species survival and recovery, provides an overall estimate of the time and cost to recover species, aids in working with others to improve the status for imperiled species. Proposals will be prioritized based on enhancing partnerships with states, non-governmental organizations, private landowners, other Federal agencies, leveraging resources and authorities with partners. Highest priority will be given to projects that develop and implement management actions designed to have a direct impact on recovery of listed species. The opportunity is limited to projects that meet actions as described in a species’ draft or final recovery plan, recovery strategy, and/or recovery outline.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, individuals, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses.

Grant Value
$14,000,000