Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00092
The R3 State Wildlife Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00092) is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.634. Its core purpose is to provide funding to state-level fish and wildlife agencies (state governments only) to develop and carry out strategic, science-based efforts that conserve wildlife and the habitats they depend on. A key feature of this program is that it is not limited to traditionally managed game species; it explicitly supports conservation for species that are not hunted or fished, with an emphasis on broader biodiversity and habitat health.
The program funds two main categories of work: planning and implementation. Planning activities must directly support the creation, revision, or improvement of a State Wildlife Action Plan that has been approved by the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In practice, that means grant dollars can be used to update the underlying assessments, priority-setting, and conservation strategies that shape the state’s official plan for wildlife conservation. Implementation activities, on the other hand, support on-the-ground or operational actions that the state has identified in its approved Wildlife Action Plan and intends to carry out to achieve the plan’s goals. This linkage to an approved plan is central to the grant: activities are meant to be purposeful, trackable, and clearly tied to a state’s defined conservation needs and strategies.
A major program priority is directing funds toward Species of Greatest Conservation Need, which generally refers to wildlife identified by the state as being at elevated risk due to population declines, limited distribution, habitat loss, emerging diseases, climate impacts, or other threats. The opportunity also indicates that states should consider the broader funding landscape when deciding where to invest these grant dollars, meaning the program is intended to fill gaps and target needs where other conservation funding may be limited. The overall approach encourages states to be deliberate about allocating resources to the species and habitats where the conservation return on investment is likely to be highest, especially for underfunded or overlooked conservation priorities.
The opportunity also sets clear boundaries on what it will not fund. Wildlife education and law enforcement activities are generally ineligible, which helps keep the program focused on planning and conservation implementation rather than outreach programs or enforcement operations. However, there is an important exception: education or law enforcement components may be allowed if they are minor or incidental to the main project and are considered critical to the project’s success. In other words, the grant is not meant to bankroll education or enforcement as stand-alone efforts, but it can support small supporting elements if they are necessary to accomplish the conservation objectives of a larger eligible project.
From an administrative perspective, this is a grant (not a contract) categorized under natural resources. The posting lists an award ceiling of $5,000,000. The original closing date shown is 2017-08-31, and the record indicates an expected awards value of 0 in the source data, which can reflect how the opportunity was entered or tracked in the system rather than the broader existence of State Wildlife Grants as an ongoing program. The opportunity’s public information directs applicants to additional program details through the Fish and Wildlife Service’s State Wildlife Grant Program webpage.Apply for F17AS00092
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "R3 State Wildlife Grant Program TO STATE F&G AGENCIES ONLY" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.634.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-12-29.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-08-31. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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