The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a new deadline of January 15, 2003, for the submission of proposals for funding under the new Private Stewardship Grants Program. The previous deadline had been December 2, 2002. This program will provide a total of $10 million in federal grants to private landowners to implement conservation projects for endangered, threatened, and other at-risk species.
On October 1, 2002, the Fish and Wildlife Service issued a request for proposals and announced final implementation guidelines for the fiscal year 2002 Private Stewardship Grants Program. The extension gives applicants an additional 45 calendar days to become familiar with program requirements.
The Private Stewardship Grants Program provides assistance on a competitive basis to individuals and groups engaged in voluntary conservation efforts on private lands that benefit at-risk species including federally listed endangered or threatened species or other at-risk species. Under this program, private landowners and groups working with private landowners are able to submit proposals directly to the Service for funding to support these efforts. The Fish and Wildlife Service expects to announce the projects selected to receive grants by late winter, 2003.
For more information on the program and on how and where to submit proposals, please visit the Service
