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Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund grants provide Federal financial assistance to States and Territories that have entered into a cooperative agreement pursuant to section 6(c) of the Endangered Species Act for species and habitat conservation actions on non-Federal lands, including habitat acquisition, conservation planning, habitat restoration, status surveys, captive propagation and reintroduction, research, and education. Traditional Conservation Grants: The principle objective of the Traditional Conservation Grant Program is to support the development and implementation of States programs to conserve and recover threated and endangered species under the Service's jurisdiction and to monitor candidate, at-risk, and recently delisted species. Conservation Planning Assistance Grants: The Conservation Planning Assistance Grant program provides funding to States and Territories 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. Funding may be used to support development and planning activities such as document preparation, public outreach, baseline species surveys, habitat assessments, and inventories. 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. Recovery Land Acquisition Grants: The principle objective of the RLA Grant program is to promote State and Federal cooperation in listed species conservation by leveraging funds to acquire specific parcels of land, through fee simple or conservation easement, in support of Service-approved recovery plans and outlines. The ESA conveys the importance of recovery plans as a central organizing tool for guiding the recovery process by requiring their development for every listed species. HCP Land Acquisition Grants: Established by Congress in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the HCP Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts between the conservation of listed species and competing land uses on specific parcels of land associated with approved and permitted HCPs. Under this program, the Service provides matching grants to States in support of land acquisition projects that will conserve species habitat in perpetuity through fee simple acquisition or the acquisition of permanent conservation easements. All land acquired through these grants complements, but does not replace, the mitigation, minimization, and/or monitoring commitments of the HCP. Thus, this work is additive to the conservation commitments entered into when HCPs are permitted and serves as a meaningful way to leverage non-Federal investment in species recovery and connect conservation lands across the landscape.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
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Assuming the average grant awards remain consistent with FY16 levels, we anticipate making 10 awards through the Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance program, 10 awards through the HCP Land Acquisition program, 18 awards through the Recovery Land Acquisition program, and providing funding to 53 states and territories through the Traditional Conservation Grants program. FY 2017 grant awards have not yet been announced. However, the Service awarded approximately $44.8 million in fiscal year 2016 to Nontraditional Program projects through the CESCF. Of that amount, approximately $5.8 million was awarded through the Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance program to fully and partially fund 7 out of 8 eligible proposals from 8 States. Approximately $22 million fully funded 11 out of 11 eligible proposals through the HCP Land Acquisition program. The Recovery Land Acquisition program awarded approximately $17.2 million in funding to 24 projects in 19 States. Information on the fiscal year 2016 grant awards can be found at: https://www.fws.gov/endangered/grants/pdf/FY16.CESCF-ProjectDescriptions.pdf An additional $10.5 million was awarded to 53 states and territories through the Traditional Conservation grants program.
In FY18 the program received an estimated 230 applications and issued an estimated 200 awards under the Traditional Conservation Grant Program.
In FY19, the program received an estimated 300 applications and issued 250 grant awards.
In FY20, the program received 150 applications and issued 150 awards.
In FY21, the program received an estimated 325 applications and issued 300 awards.
In FY22, the program received an estimated 275 applications and issued 260 awards.
Program received an estimated 160 applications and issued 146 awards.
Program anticipates receiving 175 applications and issuing an estimated 150 awards.
Program anticipates receiving 175 applications and issuing an estimated 150 awards.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
