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Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund

Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was January 18, 2011. Individual awards are listed as up to $6M. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.615 (Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Nov 16, 2010Posted
  2. Jan 18, 2011Application deadline
Posted
Nov 16, 2010
Close date
Jan 18, 2011
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$6,000,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Participation in the program is limited to State or Territorial agencies that have a current cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the Interior. That is, only State or Territorial agencies that have a current cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the Interior may apply directly for CESCF grant funding. However, individuals or groups (for example land conservancies, community organizations, or conservation organizations) may work with a State or Territorial agency that has a cooperative agreement, on conservation efforts that are mutually beneficial, as a subgrantee.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Please visit our web site at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/grants/index.html
for a complete program description for each of the four unique grant opportunities offered through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act). The OMB Control Number for this funding oppotunity is 1018-0109.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.615

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$86.9M
FY25—
FY26$40.2M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.615. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Fish and Wildlife Service
Kelly_Niland@fws.gov
703-358-2459

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $6m.

How do I apply for “Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity CESCF-11), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 15.608
Award range
$5K – $150K
Closes
Dec 16, 2026
Who can apply
State governments and Others (see notice)
Source: Grants.govVerified today