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The primary purpose of the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program is to help State, Territory, and District of Columbia fish and wildlife agencies design and implement strategic, proactive conservation programs. Formula SWG Program funds, pooled with recipient matching resources, enable these recipients to identify, study, and conserve species deemed most in need of conservation. Competitive SWG Program funds and matching resources typically support large-scale conservation projects involving many partners. Proactive approaches to species conservation help grant recipients, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other conservation partners avoid more prescriptive Federal regulatory requirements associated with listing under the Endangered Species Act. A core principle of the SWG Program is the utilization of effective partnerships demonstrating cooperation and leveraging of resources to achieve shared conservation goals benefiting recipient-identified species of greatest conservation need.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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The discretionary (competitive) subprogram anticipates receiving 25 applications and issuing 12 to 18 awards. The number of applications for mandatory grants varies annually based on State priorities and capacity. SWG Program funds are positively impacting many Endangered Species Act listing decisions. The Program has likely helped to curtail growth of State and Federal expenditures on federally listed species since the Program was first created in 2001. The SWG Program was a key funding source for the conservation and recovery of more than 50 percent of threatened and endangered species that were de-listed by the Service for conservation-related reasons through 2015. The SWG Program has also helped States contribute to Service removal or withdrawal of a significant portion of Candidate species listings—those species found by the Service to be warranted for listing but not yet listed. The Service awarded 309 grants under the Formula (mandatory) subprogram in 2017. The number of applications for Formula grants varies annually based on State priorities and capacity. The discretionary (competitive) subprogram received 20 applications and issued 16 awards in 2017.
In FY18 the Competitive SWG Program received 19 applications and issued 16 awards.
In FY19 the discretionary competitive subprogram received 27 applications and issued 14 awards. The mandatory formula subprogram continues to issue awards through FY20.
In FY20 the Formula SWG subprogram received an estimated 2500 applications and issued 2500 awards. In FY20 the Competitive SWG subprogram received 37 applications and issued 17 awards.
In FY21 the Formula SWG subprogram received 448 applications and issued 448 awards. In FY21 the Competitive SWG subprogram received 38 applications and issued 20 awards.
FY22: In FY 2022 the Formula SWG Program received 250 applications and issued 250 awards. The Competitive SWG Program received 23 applications and issued 16 awards.
Formula SWG Program received 260 applications and issued 260 awards. The Competitive SWG Program received 29 applications and issued 18 awards.
Formula SWG Program anticipates receiving an estimated 275 applications and issuing 275 awards. The Competitive SWG Program anticipates receiving an estimated 30 applications and issuing approximately 20 awards.
Formula SWG Program anticipates receiving an estimated 285 applications and issuing 285 awards. The Competitive SWG Program anticipates receiving an estimated 32 applications and issuing approximately 22 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.
