State fish and wildlife agencies -- and other conservation organizations through their state agency -- can apply for funding under special Endangered Species Act grant programs until January 27, 2012. Altogether there is $100 million available nationwide. There are three types of grants: Recovery Land Acquisition Grants provide funds for acquiring habitat for species listed under the Endangered Species Act in support of the species' recovery plans. Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Grants provide funds for the development of Habitat Conservation Plans. These are voluntary agreements with private landowners who wish to contribute to endangered and threatened species recovery. HCP Land Acquisition Grants provide funds for acquiring habitat associated with these voluntary agreements with private landowners. News Release> Request for Proposals>
Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Proposed Policies to be Announced by Late February 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working to embed northern spotted owl recovery within broader efforts to restore vitality to our great Northwest forests. We support conservation strategies and forest treatments that revitalize entire forest ecosystems to sustain all their many values. Two policy proposals that underscore our spotted owl recovery strategy will be
available for public review and comment by the end of February 2012.
These are: A proposed revised critical habitat designation A draft Environmental Impact Statement on experimental removal of encroaching barred owls.
A federal court recently granted an extension on the previous January 17, 2012 deadline for the spotted owl critical habitat proposal. The extension will ensure a thorough opportunity for completing our internal review. We considered this the best course of action given the importance of the critical habitat designation to spotted owl recovery. The deadline of November 15, 2012 for the final critical habitat designation has not changed.
USFWS to Consider ESA
Protection for Humboldt Marten
The USFWS has completed a 90-day review of a petition by two environmental groups to list the Humboldt marten as endangered or threatened in coastal northern California and in coastal central and southern Oregon. The USFWS published results of its 90-day finding in the Federal Register, where they determined that the petitioners presented substantial scientific information indicating that listing the Humboldt marten may be warranted. The USFWS will now conduct a comprehensive status review to determine whether listing the Humboldt marten under the Act is warranted. News Release> Q&As>
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Recovery Land Acquisition Grants provide funds for acquiring habitat for species listed under the Endangered Species Act in support of the species' recovery plans. 
The USFWS has completed a 90-day review of a petition by two environmental groups to list the Humboldt marten as endangered or threatened in coastal northern California and in coastal central and southern Oregon. The USFWS published results of its 90-day finding in the Federal Register, where they determined that the petitioners presented substantial scientific information indicating that listing the Humboldt marten may be warranted. The USFWS will now conduct a comprehensive status review to determine whether listing the Humboldt marten under the Act is warranted.