Fiscal Year 2013 Candidate Conservation Action Funds

Post Date

December 5th 2012

Application Due Date

July 31st 2013

Applications are due by July 31, 2013. However, you may submit applications throughout the year. Consideration of applications ultimately will be based on the FWS budget cycle.

Funding Opportunity Number

F13AS00039

CFDA Number(s)

15.660

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Applicants must have a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the biology of the involved candidate or at-risk species in the United States and their ecosystem, including preferably having worked with the species in the field. FWS Regional (or Field Office) contacts will discuss potential proposals with interested parties if needed, and review eligible applications. The FWS Regional Office will refer interested parties to the appropriate FWS Field Office for further consideration as appropriate. For potential proposals submitted directly to the Field Office, the Field Office will conduct the proposal review and selection process. A list of FWS Regional and Field Office contacts is available in the Full Announcement under section VII. Agency Contacts.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $0

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

Financial assistance is available to secure candidate and other at-risk species information or undertake restoration actions that will help avert federal listing of species. The purpose is to provide a means by which the ecosystems upon which candidate and at-risk species depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation of these species.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Kelly Niland, 703-358-2492
  Kelly_Niland@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Kelly_Niland@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  Kelly_Niland@fws.gov

• More Information:

  Please visit http://www.grants.gov/ and search for CFDA Number 15.660 for the full announcement