Bull trout.
Joel Sartore/National Geographic Stock with Wade Fredenberg/USFWS
Grants | Overview
Because more than half of all species currently listed as endangered or threatened spend at least part of their life cycle on privately owned lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recognizes that success in conserving species will ultimately depend on working cooperatively with landowners, communities, and Tribes to foster voluntary stewardship efforts on private lands. States play a key role in catalyzing these efforts.
A variety of tools are available under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to help States and landowners plan and implement projects to conserve species. One of the tools, the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (section 6 of the ESA) provides grants to States and Territories to participate in a wide array of voluntary conservation projects for candidate, proposed, and listed species. The program provides funding to States and Territories for species and habitat conservation actions on non-Federal lands. States and Territories must contribute a minimum non-Federal match of 25% of the estimated program costs of approved projects, or 10% when two or more States or Territories implement a joint project. A State or Territory must currently have, or enter into, a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to receive grants. Most States and Territories have entered into these agreements for both plant and animal species.
FY 2013 Awards 
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FY 2013 Request for Proposals
We are accepting grant proposals for FY 2013 funding from October 25, 2012 to January 14, 2013. Read the news release
See the full text of the program announcement—request for proposals and application information
View the Standard Form 424 "Application for Federal Assistance"
View the Federal Aid Tool Kit for forms and compliance requirements for receiving Federal grants
Read the Director's Memorandum Regarding Prescribed Burning Off-Service Lands
Archive of section 6 grants information
Learn about other Service grant programs
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To learn more, download the Grants fact sheet. [471KB]
View information about current Endangered Species grant programs.
Find out how to apply for a grant.
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Service Invites Submissions for Wolf-Livestock Demonstration Project Grants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is inviting eligible states and Native American tribes to apply for demonstration projects intended to reduce and address the impact of wolves on livestock operations. The agency will award approximately $850,000 in two categories: Prevention Grants that assist livestock producers in undertaking proactive, non-lethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by wolves, and Compensation Grants that reimburse livestock producers for livestock losses caused by wolves.