Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00038
The State Wildlife Grant Program Region 5 (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00038) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It provides federal funding to state governments (and also extends eligibility to the District of Columbia, U.S. commonwealths, and territories) to support programs that conserve wildlife and the habitats they depend on. A key feature of this program is that it explicitly includes wildlife species that are not hunted or fished, reflecting a broader conservation focus beyond traditional game management.
The program funds two main types of work: planning and implementation. Planning activities must directly support the development, revision, or modification of a State Wildlife Action Plan, and that plan must be approved by the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In practical terms, planning funds are meant to help states strengthen the foundation of their conservation strategy by updating priorities, incorporating new science, reassessing threats, refining habitat or species assessments, or otherwise improving the state plan in a way that meaningfully guides conservation decisions. Implementation activities, on the other hand, are for on-the-ground or operational efforts that carry out the actions described in the approved State Wildlife Action Plan. This can include projects aimed at habitat protection, restoration, management actions, targeted species conservation measures, monitoring tied to plan actions, and other direct steps that advance the plan's objectives.
A stated priority of the program is to direct funding toward "species of greatest conservation need." The opportunity also emphasizes that states should consider the relative level of other funding available for conserving those species, which signals an intent to use these grant dollars where they can have the most impact, particularly in cases where other resources are limited or gaps exist. This focus is designed to help prevent species from declining to the point where federal listing becomes necessary, while still supporting broader habitat-based conservation that benefits multiple species.
The opportunity also draws boundaries around what it will not support. Wildlife education and law enforcement activities are generally ineligible, with a narrow exception: if an education or law enforcement component is minor or incidental and clearly critical to the success of an otherwise eligible project, it may be allowed. This means the program is primarily aimed at conservation planning and implementation rather than public outreach campaigns or enforcement operations as standalone efforts.
From the posted opportunity details, the funding instrument is a grant, the activity category is natural resources, and the CFDA number is 15.634. The listed award ceiling is $1,500,000. The opportunity was created on November 29, 2016, and the original closing date was August 31, 2018 at 11:59 PM EDT. The listing shows "Expected Awards: 0," which may reflect administrative or posting details rather than a statement about whether projects would ultimately be funded, but it does indicate that no specific number of awards was committed to in the announcement as presented.Apply for F17AS00038
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "State Wildlife Grant Program Region 5" 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 Nov 29, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2018 1159 EDT. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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