Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00053
The R2 State Wildlife Grant Program (F16AS00053) is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.634) to support state-led wildlife conservation. It is aimed specifically at state governments, and in practice is directed to state game and fish agencies, with eligibility also covering the District of Columbia, U.S. Commonwealths, and U.S. territories. The program funds work that benefits wildlife and wildlife habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, which is a central purpose of State Wildlife Grants and a key way the program complements traditional, game-focused conservation funding.
Projects supported under this grant fall into two broad categories: planning and implementation. Planning activities must directly contribute to the development, revision, or modification of the applicant jurisdiction's current Wildlife Action Plan, and that plan must be approved by the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In other words, planning money is not for general strategy or outreach work; it has to tie clearly and directly to building or updating the Wildlife Action Plan itself. Implementation activities, by contrast, are on-the-ground or programmatic actions a state proposes to carry out in order to execute that approved plan. The core expectation is that funded work is anchored in the state Wildlife Action Plan and advances the priorities identified there.
A major program emphasis is on directing funds toward "species of greatest conservation need." Applicants are expected to prioritize those species and to consider the relative level of funding available for their conservation, meaning funding decisions should be made with an eye toward where needs are greatest, where gaps exist, and where grant dollars can make a meaningful difference for at-risk wildlife and the habitats they depend on.
The opportunity also draws clear boundaries around what it will not fund. Wildlife education and law enforcement activities are generally considered ineligible. The main exception is when an education or law enforcement element is minor or incidental and can be justified as critical to the success of an otherwise eligible project. This signals that the program is intended primarily for conservation planning and conservation implementation, not for stand-alone public education campaigns or routine enforcement operations.
Key administrative details from the posting include that the funding instrument is a grant, the funding activity area is Environment and Natural Resources, and eligible applicants are state governments. The opportunity was created on December 15, 2015, with an original closing date of September 30, 2016. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which typically indicates the ceiling is not specified in the summary field rather than meaning no funding is available, and the number of expected awards is not provided in the excerpt.
Additional program information is referenced through the Fish and Wildlife Service State Wildlife Grants webpage (wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/SWG/SWG.htm). For applicants without internet access, the notice indicates they can request materials by mail by contacting the Service point of contact listed in the agency contacts section of the full announcement.Apply for F16AS00053
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "R2 State Wildlife Grant Program (TO STATE GAME AND FISH AGENCIES ONLY)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.634.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2015-12-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-09-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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