ClosedOpportunity F21AS00180

Endangered Species Conservation - Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention Grants

Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Endangered Species Conservation - Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention Grants is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was March 5, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $10K – $450K, with $1.3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments and federally recognized tribal governments. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.666 (Endangered Species Conservation-Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention).

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

Key facts

Dec 7, 2020Posted
Mar 5, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Dec 7, 2020
Close date: Mar 5, 2021
Award floor: $10,000
Award ceiling: $450,000
Est. total funding: $1,300,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
Federally recognized tribal governments

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

To be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to P.L. 111-11, a state or tribe must: (1) designate an appropriate agency of the state or tribal government to administer one or both aspects of the program funded by the grant; (2) establish one or more accounts to receive grant funds; (3) maintain files of all claims received under programs funded by the grant, including supporting documentation; (4) submit to the appropriate Service Program Coordinator (see Section G) (A) annual reports that include: (i) a summary of claims and expenditures under the program during the year; and (ii) a description of any action taken on the claims; and (B) such other reports as the Secretary may require to assist in determining the effectiveness of activities provided assistance under this program; and (5) promulgate rules for reimbursing livestock producers under the program. In addition, to ensure funds are achieving immediate conservation benefit, applicants must have fully expended Program grant funds from FY 2017 and prior years. Further, to be eligible to receive Depredation Compensation funding, a state or tribe must: Ensure proper documentation, retain receipts, and record matching funds expended. Have the ability to protect the evidence of depredation. Coordinate with local United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)-Wildlife Services field representatives, or other authorized official, who will coordinate an investigation. Document payments to ensure fair-market value. Further, to be eligible to receive Depredation Prevention funding, a state or tribe must: Ensure proper documentation, retain receipts, and record matching funds expended. Ensure applicant demonstration of good faith effort to avoid conflicts. Demonstrate effectiveness of non-lethal measures.

Can your organization apply?

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.

Subtitle C of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-11) authorized the Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Project (Program) with two purposes:

1) Prevention - Provide funding to assist livestock producers in undertaking proactive, nonlethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by wolves; and

2) Compensation - Provide funding to reimburse livestock producers for livestock losses due to such predation.

Federal financial assistance, provided in the form of grants, can be used to support the implementation of state and tribal programs designed to assist livestock producers in undertaking proactive, nonlethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by wolves and to compensate livestock producers for livestock losses due to such predation. Included in the authorizing language is direction to award this Federal financial assistance through a competitive grant program and to expend funds equally between the program’s two purposes.

Proactive, nonlethal preventive measures eligible for funding include, but are not limited to, fencing, livestock guard dogs, and range riders who patrol areas occupied by livestock susceptible to predation by wolves. Depredation Compensation funding may be used for the reimbursement of livestock losses due to confirmed wolf depredation. Qualifying livestock includes cattle, swine, horses, mules, sheep, goats and livestock guard animals. States and tribes (hereafter, applicants) may apply for Depredation Compensation funding for the reimbursement of livestock losses and/or a Depredation Prevention funding for preventative management activities that occur on Federal, state, or private land, or land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, a tribe.

Grants are awarded directly to applicants. Applicants must establish their own procedures for accepting applications from private entities (including individual ranchers, for-profit corporations, and not-for-profit organizations) interested in obtaining Program funds. Those seeking funds will need to work through the procedures established by their state wildlife management/animal damage control agency.

Applicants are eligible to compete for either Depredation Compensation or Depredation Prevention funding, or both. Applicants may submit a proposal that includes both activities but each activity will be ranked and considered separately.

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.

FINAL WLLDP Foa_Content_of_F21AS00180.pdfFull Announcement · FINAL WLLDP Foa_Content_of_F21AS00180.pdfPDF · 525 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

15.666Endangered Species Conservation-Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and PreventionProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 15.666

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$277K

FY25

$863K

FY26

$900K est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.666. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Endangered Species Conservation - Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention Grants”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments and Federally recognized tribal governments. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Endangered Species Conservation - Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention Grants”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $10k – $450k and total estimated program funding is $1,300,000.

How do I apply for “Endangered Species Conservation - Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention Grants”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F21AS00180), 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 15.667