Endangered Species-Candidate Conservation
At a glance
Endangered Species-Candidate Conservation is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was July 7, 2014. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $150K, with about 1 award expected and $150K in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.660 (Candidate Species Conservation).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jun 26, 2014Posted
- Jul 7, 2014Application deadline
- Posted
- Jun 26, 2014
- Close date
- Jul 7, 2014
- Award floor
- $1
- Award ceiling
- $150,000
- Est. total funding
- $150,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (any entity type)
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.
The candidate will develop a refined survey protocol for the valley elderberry longhorn beetle (VELB).
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
- AssurancesFull Announcement · SF424B Assurances (Non-Construction).pdfPDF · 113 KB
- BudgetFull Announcement · Budget (Non-Construction).pdfPDF · 314 KB
- Notice of Funding AvailabilityFull Announcement · NOFA.docMSWO · 226 KB
- SF 424 Application (Individuals_Full Announcement · SF424 Application (For Individuals).pdfPDF · 120 KB
- SF424 Application (Discretionary)Full Announcement · SF424 Application (Discretionary).pdfPDF · 265 KB
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 15.660
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 15.660
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 80 grant awards had funding actions under Candidate Species Conservation, with 1 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$2.23M
- BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$1.35M
- STATE OF UTAH, DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES$1.31M
- KENTUCKY NATURAL LANDS TRUST, INC$765K
- WALKER BASIN CONSERVANCY$597K
Agency contact (as published)
Fish and Wildlife Service
John_Ridilla@fws.gov
703-358-2459
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Endangered Species-Candidate Conservation”?
The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.
How much funding is available through “Endangered Species-Candidate Conservation”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $150k, total estimated program funding is $150,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.
How do I apply for “Endangered Species-Candidate Conservation”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F14AS00267), 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.
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