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ClosedOpportunity F21AS00156

Candidate Species Conservation Fund

Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Candidate Species Conservation Fund is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was September 30, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $1K – $500K, with $500K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 9 more. 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

  1. Oct 28, 2020Posted
  2. Sep 30, 2021Application deadline
Posted
Oct 28, 2020
Close date
Sep 30, 2021
Award floor
$1,000
Award ceiling
$500,000
Est. total funding
$500,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Public colleges & universities
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges & universities
  • Individuals
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
  • Small businesses

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Applicants are expected to have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the biology of the involved candidate or at-risk species and its ecosystem, including preferably having worked with the species in the field.

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 principle objective of this Candidate Species Conservation funding opportunity is to accomplish conservation tasks for high priority candidate species (based on our annual Candidate Species Assessments) or other at-risk species in the United States, such that identified threats to the species may be reduced or eliminated. These efforts are based on cooperative relationships with states, non-governmental organizations, private landowners and those interested in habitat restoration or undertaking candidate and at-risk species research, surveys and monitoring, or educational outreach efforts.

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.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.660

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$4.1M
FY25$4.4M
FY26$3.5M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.660. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 15.660

Historical data · not a prediction

Since 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.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$2.23M
  2. BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$1.35M
  3. STATE OF UTAH, DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES$1.31M
  4. KENTUCKY NATURAL LANDS TRUST, INC$765K
  5. WALKER BASIN CONSERVANCY$597K
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Fish and Wildlife Service
amanda_murnane@fws.gov
22041-3803

Quick answers

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

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, Individuals and 2 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

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

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1k – $500k and total estimated program funding is $500,000.

How do I apply for “Candidate Species Conservation Fund”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F21AS00156), 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.