Endangered Species Grants

The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund

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Through Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act, states and territories participate in, and receive funding for, a wide array of conservation projects for candidate, proposed and listed plant and animal species. The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program works cooperatively with the Ecological Services Division and state partners to administer this program. Endangered Species Grants cover a wide range of activities from research and surveys to land acquisition and technical guidance for landowners. Endangered Species Grants currently fund state biologists' who study the biology, habitat and ecolocial requirements of a species, such as the Houston toad, Chiricahua leopard frog, ocelot, black-footed ferret, aplomado falcon, black-capped vireo and Chihuahuan chub. In the Southwest Region, plants, mollusks, insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles and mammals have benefitted from the Endangered Species Grant Program.

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)

The Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Grants Program provides funding to states to develop HCPs. Planning Assistance Grants support activities such as HCP and compliance document preparation, outreach, and baseline surveys and inventories. Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Grants is competitive at the national level.

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HCP Land Acquisition Grants Program

The HCP Land Acquisition Grants Program provides funding to states and territories for land acquisitions that are associated with approved HCPs.

The HCP Land Acquisition program has three primary purposes: 1) to fund land acquisitions that complement private mitigation responsibilities contained in HCPs, 2) to fund land acquisitions that have important benefits for listed, proposed and candidate species, and 3) to fund land acquisitions that have important benefits for ecosystems that support listed, proposed and candidate species.

Recovery Land Acquisition Grants Program

The Recovery Land Acquistion Grants Program provides funding to states and territories for acquistions of habitat that support approved Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Plans.

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with
others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and
their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

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