The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering the Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program to implement and enhance State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) for the benefit of wildlife and their habitats, including non-hunted/fished species. This grant is specifically for promoting and advancing cooperative partnerships that result in large-scale landscape conservation. Applicants must address eligible or emerging issues identified in SWAPs, or propose SWAP improvements. Since 2008, this nationally competitive program has prioritized proposals with measurable outcomes and those contributing to regional, multi-partner conservation strategies like Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. While typically requiring multi-state collaboration, exceptions apply. Funds are awarded based on a competitive scoring process, fostering impactful conservation efforts nationwide.
Opportunity ID: 227395
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F13AS00115 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 14 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.634 — State Wildlife Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | Since 2001, the Service has awarded State Wildlife Grants for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. To participate in the SWG program, as directed by Congress, each State, Commonwealth, territory, and the District of Columbia developed a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan or State Wildlife Action Plan for review and approval by the Service. All the State SWAPs were submitted to the Service and approved by early 2006. Each SWAP identifies species of greatest conservation need that occur in a State, and the habitats needed to conserve them. In addition, the SWAPs provide detailed information on issues affecting SGCN and their habitats, and conservation actions and strategies to address these issues. Congress annually appropriates funds for the SWG program to support implementation and updating of the SWAPs. The majority of these funds are noncompetitively apportioned by the Service to State fish and wildlife agencies through a formula based on population and geographic area. Congress established the SWG Competitive Grant Program in 2008 through Public Law 110-161. This nationally competitive program, the focus of this announcement, also provides a resource to implement or enhance the SWAPs, with a special focus on promoting and advancing cooperative partnerships that result in large scale landscape conservation. SWG Competitive Grant Program applications must address: a. eligible issues identified in Service-approved SWAPs; b. emerging issues,such as climate change effects on SGCN, that are adequately documented in the grant application and that propose to improve the status of SGCN and their habitats; and/or, c. improvements to SWAPs that meet one or more of the themes described in Section IV.F. of this announcement. In FY2013, eligibility for competitive SWG is restricted to a minimum of two States which choose to work together to jointly manage and administer a project, with exceptions for those States which do not share common boundaries with other States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and the other insular jurisdictions. States applying to the SWAP Enhancement Fund may also apply as single States. In administration of SWG competitive, the Service adopts policies described in the Service¿s policy handbook for the non-competitive apportioned State Wildlife Grants, except where there may be conflicts with information contained in this announcement. Priority will be given to proposals that identify measurable performance results and outcomes. Additional consideration will be given to proposed projects that seek to contribute to the goals and objectives of regional, science based multi partner conservation strategies, Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, Joint Ventures, Fish Habitat Partnerships or other similar landscape scale conservation efforts. Funds will be awarded to the highest scoring applications using the scoring criteria contained in this announcement, at the discretion of the Service Director. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Paul VanRyzin, Biologist / Grants Management Specialist, 703-358-1849
paul_vanryzin@fws.gov Email:paul_vanryzin@fws.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Application Instructions / Request for Proposals document modified 3-20-13 as follows:
Incorrect Funding Opportunity number (Page 1) replaced with correct Funding Opportunity number (F13AS00115). |
Mar 20, 2013 | |
| Mar 20, 2013 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F13AS00115 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 14 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.634 — State Wildlife Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | Since 2001, the Service has awarded State Wildlife Grants for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. To participate in the SWG program, as directed by Congress, each State, Commonwealth, territory, and the District of Columbia developed a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan or State Wildlife Action Plan for review and approval by the Service. All the State SWAPs were submitted to the Service and approved by early 2006. Each SWAP identifies species of greatest conservation need that occur in a State, and the habitats needed to conserve them. In addition, the SWAPs provide detailed information on issues affecting SGCN and their habitats, and conservation actions and strategies to address these issues. Congress annually appropriates funds for the SWG program to support implementation and updating of the SWAPs. The majority of these funds are noncompetitively apportioned by the Service to State fish and wildlife agencies through a formula based on population and geographic area. Congress established the SWG Competitive Grant Program in 2008 through Public Law 110-161. This nationally competitive program, the focus of this announcement, also provides a resource to implement or enhance the SWAPs, with a special focus on promoting and advancing cooperative partnerships that result in large scale landscape conservation. SWG Competitive Grant Program applications must address: a. eligible issues identified in Service-approved SWAPs; b. emerging issues,such as climate change effects on SGCN, that are adequately documented in the grant application and that propose to improve the status of SGCN and their habitats; and/or, c. improvements to SWAPs that meet one or more of the themes described in Section IV.F. of this announcement. In FY2013, eligibility for competitive SWG is restricted to a minimum of two States which choose to work together to jointly manage and administer a project, with exceptions for those States which do not share common boundaries with other States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and the other insular jurisdictions. States applying to the SWAP Enhancement Fund may also apply as single States. In administration of SWG competitive, the Service adopts policies described in the Service¿s policy handbook for the non-competitive apportioned State Wildlife Grants, except where there may be conflicts with information contained in this announcement. Priority will be given to proposals that identify measurable performance results and outcomes. Additional consideration will be given to proposed projects that seek to contribute to the goals and objectives of regional, science based multi partner conservation strategies, Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, Joint Ventures, Fish Habitat Partnerships or other similar landscape scale conservation efforts. Funds will be awarded to the highest scoring applications using the scoring criteria contained in this announcement, at the discretion of the Service Director. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Paul VanRyzin, Biologist / Grants Management Specialist, 703-358-1849
paul_vanryzin@fws.gov Email:paul_vanryzin@fws.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F13AS00115 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 14 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.634 — State Wildlife Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | Since 2001, the Service has awarded State Wildlife Grants for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. To participate in the SWG program, as directed by Congress, each State, Commonwealth, territory, and the District of Columbia developed a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan or State Wildlife Action Plan for review and approval by the Service. All the State SWAPs were submitted to the Service and approved by early 2006. Each SWAP identifies species of greatest conservation need that occur in a State, and the habitats needed to conserve them. In addition, the SWAPs provide detailed information on issues affecting SGCN and their habitats, and conservation actions and strategies to address these issues. Congress annually appropriates funds for the SWG program to support implementation and updating of the SWAPs. The majority of these funds are noncompetitively apportioned by the Service to State fish and wildlife agencies through a formula based on population and geographic area. Congress established the SWG Competitive Grant Program in 2008 through Public Law 110-161. This nationally competitive program, the focus of this announcement, also provides a resource to implement or enhance the SWAPs, with a special focus on promoting and advancing cooperative partnerships that result in large scale landscape conservation. SWG Competitive Grant Program applications must address: a. eligible issues identified in Service-approved SWAPs; b. emerging issues,such as climate change effects on SGCN, that are adequately documented in the grant application and that propose to improve the status of SGCN and their habitats; and/or, c. improvements to SWAPs that meet one or more of the themes described in Section IV.F. of this announcement. In FY2013, eligibility for competitive SWG is restricted to a minimum of two States which choose to work together to jointly manage and administer a project, with exceptions for those States which do not share common boundaries with other States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and the other insular jurisdictions. States applying to the SWAP Enhancement Fund may also apply as single States. In administration of SWG competitive, the Service adopts policies described in the Service¿s policy handbook for the non-competitive apportioned State Wildlife Grants, except where there may be conflicts with information contained in this announcement. Priority will be given to proposals that identify measurable performance results and outcomes. Additional consideration will be given to proposed projects that seek to contribute to the goals and objectives of regional, science based multi partner conservation strategies, Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, Joint Ventures, Fish Habitat Partnerships or other similar landscape scale conservation efforts. Funds will be awarded to the highest scoring applications using the scoring criteria contained in this announcement, at the discretion of the Service Director. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Paul VanRyzin, Biologist / Grants Management Specialist, 703-358-1849
paul_vanryzin@fws.gov Email:paul_vanryzin@fws.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 227395 Full Announcement-1 -> swg-c_rfa_11-27-2012.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Paul VanRyzin, Biologist / Grants Management Specialist, 703-358-1849 paul_vanryzin@fws.gov Email: paul_vanryzin@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00170710 | Nov 27, 2012 | Mar 27, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
227395 SF424-2.0.pdf
227395 Project-1.1.pdf
227395 Budget-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
227395 Other-1.1.pdf
227395 SF424A-1.0.pdf
227395 SF424B-1.1.pdf
227395 SF424C-1.0.pdf
227395 SF424D-1.1.pdf
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