At a glance
The Multistate Conservation Grant Program funds wildlife restoration, sport fish restoration, and hunter/target shooter recruitment, retention, and reactivation projects that address regional or national priorities beyond the reach of one state. Eligible applicants include state governments, public and private higher education institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and others; the text also says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or a state or group of states may apply for the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Watching. The program expects about 45 awards, with $11 million total funding, an overall award ceiling of $1 million, and separate per-application ceilings of $625,000 for Traditional MSCG and $1 million for R3 MSCG. No cost share is required. Projects must benefit at least 26 states, a majority of the states in a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service region, or a majority of the states in a regional association of fish and wildlife agencies, and Canadian provinces and other non-U.S. jurisdictions are not eligible applicants.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Multistate Conservation Grants (MSCG) are authorized under 16 U.S.C. 669h-2 and 16 U.S.C. 777m, providing funding for wildlife restoration and sport fish restoration projects and recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) projects that address regional or national priority needs of State fish and wildlife agencies and their partners that are beyond the scale, scope, and capabilities of a single State. The priority needs, also known as Strategic Priorities, are identified annually by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) with input from State fish and wildlife agencies and their partners. Recipients awarded Traditional Multistate Conservation Grants (T-MSCG) may use the funds for wildlife or sport fish projects involving research, restoration, conservation and management of wild birds, wild mammals, sport fish, and their habitats. These funds may also be used for projects providing for public use and benefit from these resources, including hunter safety and education, aquatic education, and recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) projects and other purposes consistent with the enabling legislation. Recipients awarded R3 Multistate Conservation Grants (R3-MSCG) may use the funds for hunting and target shooting R3 projects that promote a national hunting and target shooting recruitment program, including related communication and outreach activities. Multistate Conservation Grants are awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the FWS and AFWA work cooperatively to manage the grant program.
Who can apply
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments