Opportunity ID: 344825
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F23AS00080 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | F23AS00080 – Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.667 — Highlands Conservation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 09, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 09, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 28, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 28, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $688,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $172,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only the traditional Lead State Agency, as determined by the Governor of each Highlands State, may apply for funding under this Notice of Funding Opportunity. If the Governor assigns multiple Lead Agencies, those Agencies must coordinate on funding requests prior to submission and ensure no more than the maximum allowable amount per state of $172,000 is requested through this funding opportunity. The traditional Lead State Agencies are:
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The Highlands Conservation Act (H.R. 1964, 2004; 16 U.S.C. 3901) (HCA) is designed to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in conserving land and natural resources in the Highlands Region through Federal grants to support land conservation projects in which a State entity acquires land or an interest in land from a willing seller to permanently protect resources of high conservation value.
This Cooperative Agreement will provide a one-time award of administrative funding to one lead State Conservation Agency in each of the four Highland States. The expected eligible entities for this grant award are the following State Conservation Agencies: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Under a cooperative agreement, there is a participatory relationship between the Service and the recipient during the award, with shared performance responsibilities. The State Conservation Agency, if awarded, will enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to fulfill the following outcomes: Build capacity of the State Conservation Agency and others to maximize grant applications for HCA Base Funding and Competitive Funding grant rounds. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jay Rasku
jason_rasku@fws.gov Email:jason_rasku@fws.gov |
Version History
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| Agency Contact Information: | Jay Rasku jason_rasku@fws.gov Email: jason_rasku@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.667 | F23AS00080 | F23AS00080 – Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement | PKG00278854 | Dec 09, 2022 | Feb 28, 2023 | View |
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