Welcome to the Region 6 Challenge Cost Share (CCS) Program! The information contained here will help you understand the program and its possibilities. The Challenge Cost Share program was developed to promote partnerships between the Service and other organizations (private groups, government agencies, and individuals) which focus on a common shared conservation goal. These partnerships are intended to support our Nation’s wildlife resources, their habitat, and the people who care for them.
The private partners must bring at least half of the resources (or more) to the proposed project and are often the ones who actually perform the ground work. Matching resources can be in the form of money, labor, materials, other in-kind services, or a combination of these. Other Federal Government agencies are welcomed and encouraged to participate as partners. The funding or in-kind services that they bring to the project cannot be counted as part of the match. The 50% matching contributions must be from a non-Federal Government source.
The deadline for submitting project proposals for the 2010 fiscal year is 30 October 2009.
For more information on the Region 6 Challenge Cost Share program, please contact James Graves by e-mail at James_Graves@fws.gov or by phone at (303)-236-4376.
Please use the attachments below to assist you in preparing your proposal and subsequent agreement if your project is approved.
Current Information and Forms FY 2010:
FY 2010 Request for Proposals Memo
FY 2010 Challenge Cost Share Approved Projects List
(Posted Mid-November)
Instructions for completing and submitting the FY 2010 CCSA
FY 2010 CCS Agreement (CCSA) Template (Microsoft Word format)
Statement of Work (CCSA Attachment 1) (Microsoft Word format)
Standard Form 424 (CCSA Attachment 2)
Please direct any comments or questions to the CCS Coordinator at 303-236-4376
or James_Graves@fws.gov
