Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Assistance Listings: 15.667 -- Highlands Conservation
Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Description
The Highlands Conservation Act (H.R. 1964, 2004; 16 U.S.C. 3901) is designed to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania in conserving land and natural resources in the Highlands Region through Federal assistance for land conservation projects in which a State entity acquires land or an interest in land from a willing seller to permanently protect resources of high conservation value. The USDA Forest Service has identified lands that have high conservation value through the â¿¿Highlands Regional Study: Connecticut and Pennsylvania 2010 Updateâ¿ similar to that completed for the...
Highlands of New Jersey and New York in 2002. Subject to availability of funds through Federal appropriation, each year, Governors of the four Highlands States may submit land conservation projects in the Highlands Region for funding not to exceed fifty-percent of the total cost; projects must be consistent with areas identified in the Update as having high resource value
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- State governments
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
Fish & Wildlife Biologist Dr. Sadie Stevens 413 253-8677
Sadie_Stevens@fws.gov
Sadie_Stevens@fws.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Highlands_FY_17_NOFO_5.9.17.docx | Highlands Conservation Grant Program | May 9, 2017 09:12 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: August 30, 2017
Award
$9,680,000
Program Funding
4
Expected awards
$240,000
Award Minimum
$2,420,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
F17AS00212
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Natural resources
Category Explanation:
--
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
May 9, 2017
Archive date:
August 30, 2017
