Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance

Objective

The FWS established this assistance listing to be used: 1) temporarily by new financial assistance programs for awards needing to be issued immediately and before a standalone assistance listing can be established, and 2) to assign to awards providing support for ad hoc activities and projects unrelated to any other FWS assistance listing. Activities under this program support the conservation of the Nation’s natural resources and may include congressionally directed, externally funded, unsolicited, or ad hoc support for land management, research, data collection and analysis, training, award competitions, fellowships, contributions to intergovernmental and multinational councils, committees, and working groups, and emergency response activities.

Who Can Apply

• Federal
• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
• U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Non-Government - General
• Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)
• Anyone/general public
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Profit organization
• Other private institutions/organizations

Eligibility varies by opportunity and is limited to the entity(ies) designated by the authorizing legislation.

Who Benefits

• Anyone/general public

The general public benefits from the conservation and environmental efforts as identified by the authorizing legislation.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants (Discretionary)

Program Contact

fwsgrants@fws.gov
(703)358-2701