OpportunityTitle: F22AS00262 - Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Conservation Planning Assistance Grants
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Only State agencies that have entered into a Cooperative Agreement pursuant to Section 6(c) of the ESA and have provided the information necessary for the annual renewal (reconfirmation) of their Cooperative Agreement are eligible to apply for funding.&#160; Applicants that have not fulfilled both criteria will not be considered.&#160; While funding may only be awarded to States, individuals or groups such as counties or conservation organizations may work with a State agency that has a cooperative agreement on conservation efforts that are mutually beneficial, as a subgrantee.
Description: The Conservation Planning Assistance Grant program provides funding to States to support the development of new Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Safe Harbor Agreements (SHAs), and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs). Funding may also be used to support the renewal or amendment of existing HCPs, SHAs, and CCAAs. The development of HCPs that include only candidate or at-risk species (i.e., no Federally listed species covered by the HCP), such that the HCP would be in place if the species is listed, is also supported through this program.&#8239; Funding may be used to support development and planning activities such as document preparation, public outreach, baseline species surveys, habitat assessments, and inventories.&#8239; The preparation of environmental compliance review documents, such as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), is also an eligible use of grant funds.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Kelly_Niland@fws.gov
GrantorContactText: Kelly Niland&lt;br/&gt;Kelly_Niland@fws.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted by July 13, 2022, no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date.&#160;&#160;  This program requires the submission of applications online through GrantSolutions.gov as applicants will receive an acknowledgement of application receipt. GrantSolutions automatically generates an electronic date and time stamp in the system upon application receipt. Applicants are encouraged to verify the completeness of their application package before submission using the checklist provided below.  APPLICATION CHECKLIST    SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance  SF-424B, Assurances  Project Abstract Summary Form  Project Narrative  SF-424A , Budget Information  Budget Narrative  Indirect Cost Statement and related documentation (when applicable)  Conflict of Interest Disclosure (when applicable)  Single Audit Reporting Statement (when applicable)  SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (when applicable)  Overlap or Duplication of Effort Statement&#160;