Fiscal Year 2020 Candidate Conservation Action Funds

Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service

15.660 -- Endangered Species - Candidate Conservation Action Funds

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Ecological Services Program provides Federal financial assistance on a competitive basis to states, landowners, educators, non-profit organizations, researchers and other potential partners to secure information about candidate and other at-risk species to avert listing of species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, and to help conserve the ecosystems upon which these species depend.The overall goal of this Candidate Conservation funding opportunity is based on cooperative relationships with states, non-profit organizations, private landowners and those interested in habitat restoration or undertaking candidate and at-risk species research, surveys and monitoring, or educational outreach efforts. Work may be done via cooperative agreement and project grants.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Unrestricted

Additional information

Applicants must have a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the biology of the involved candidate or at-risk species in the United States and their ecosystem, including preferably having worked with the species in the field.FWS Regional (or Field Office) contacts will discuss potential proposals with interested parties if needed, and review eligible applications. The FWS Regional Office will refer interested parties to the appropriate FWS Field Office for further consideration as appropriate. For potential proposals submitted directly to the Field Office, the Field Office will conduct the proposal review and selection process. A list of FWS Regional and Field Office contacts is available in the Full Announcement under section VII. Agency Contacts.

Grantor contact information

Description

Sonjia Harris 703 358-1867 Sonjia_Harris@fws.gov

Email

sonjia_harris@fws.gov

Sonjia_Harris@fws.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
F20AS00071_Candidate_Conservation_NOFO_FY20.pdf	FY20 NOFO - Candidate Conservation Action Funds	Apr 16, 2020 08:52 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: April 3, 2021

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

Expected awards

$100

Award Minimum

$1,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

F20AS00071

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Grant

Procurement contract

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Natural resources

Environment

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

April 3, 2020

Archive date:

April 3, 2021