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Candidate Species Conservation

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

15.660

Program objective

The objective is to secure candidate and other at-risk species information or undertake restoration actions that will help avert federal listing of species. The purpose is to provide a means by which the ecosystems upon which candidate and at-risk species depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation of these species.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    The Program expects to issue 13 awards. he Service awarded 16 grants totaling $406,000 in FY 2017. Awards were made in three of the Service’s eight regions: Alaska, Northwest, and Pacific Southwest Regions.

  2. 2018

    In FY18, the program received 11 applications and issued 11 awards.

  3. 2019

    Varies by Region.

  4. 2020

    15 awards were issued in FY20.

  5. 2021

    In 2021 the program received applications across eight regions and resulted in the selection and funding of 22 Awards.

  6. 2022

    Received 64 applications and funded 29 awards.

  7. 2023

    Program received 42 applications and issued 30 awards across all FWS Regions.

  8. 2024

    Will receive approximately 40 applications and issue 25 awards.

  9. 2025

    Will receive approximately 40 applications and issue 25 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.

A table lists administrative requirements that may apply.

  1. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 —Administrative Provisions (Pub. L. 118-42 [H.R. 4366-199]).

Program details

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Eligible applicants

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