2023 Endangered Species Conservation Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Conservation Planning Assistance (Nontraditional Section 6)
Can you apply?
This grant is for states and their agencies working on endangered species conservation planning. Applicants develop Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Safe Harbor Agreements (SHAs), and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs) for federally listed or candidate species. Funding supports planning activities including document preparation, species surveys, habitat assessments, and environmental compliance reviews like NEPA and NHPA documentation. The program may also support renewal or amendment of existing conservation agreements.
This grant is administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of the Endangered Species Conservation Cooperative. The program targets conservation planning, not implementation of completed plans.
⚖️ Cost sharing / matching required — applicants must contribute their own funds.
This grant is for states and their agencies working on endangered species conservation planning. Applicants develop Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Safe Harbor Agreements (SHAs), and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs) for federally listed or candidate species. Funding supports planning activities including document preparation, species surveys, habitat assessments, and environmental compliance reviews like NEPA and NHPA documentation. The program may also support renewal or amendment of existing conservation agreements.
This grant is administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of the Endangered Species Conservation Cooperative. The program targets conservation planning, not implementation of completed plans.
Program 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. 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.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Details
This grant is for states and their agencies working on endangered species conservation planning. Applicants develop Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Safe Harbor Agreements (SHAs), and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs) for federally listed or candidate species. Funding supports planning activities including document preparation, species surveys, habitat assessments, and environmental compliance reviews like NEPA and NHPA documentation. The program may also support renewal or amendment of existing conservation agreements.
This grant is administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of the Endangered Species Conservation Cooperative. The program targets conservation planning, not implementation of completed plans.
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Program contact
- 📧 NCCP@wildlife.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-531-4465
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1 | — | 0% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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