F26AS00006 2026 Multistate Conservation Grant Program Announcement | F26AS00006

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The 2026 Multistate Conservation Grant Program (F26AS00006) provides federal funding to support high-impact fish and wildlife conservation projects that serve multiple U.S. states. Authorized under federal law (16 U.S.C. 669h-2 and 777m), this program funds two types of grants:

1. Traditional Multistate Conservation Grants (T-MSCG): These support research, conservation, restoration, and management projects involving wild birds, wild mammals, or sport fish, including habitat improvements, education programs, and recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) efforts related to fishing and boating.

2. R3 Multistate Conservation Grants (R3-MSCG): Focused specifically on hunting and target shooting R3 initiatives, these can also fund national outreach and communication efforts that promote participation in these activities.

Projects must address one of the 2026 Strategic Priorities, as identified by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and show broad multistate relevance. To qualify, a project must benefit either:

- A majority of U.S. states overall, - A majority of states within a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region, or - A majority of the member states in one of the four regional state fish and wildlife agency associations (WAFWA, MAFWA, NEAFWA, SEAFWA).

Eligible applicants include state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and groups of states. Projects must focus on species and resources that are within the agency’s conservation scope (e.g., wild birds, wild mammals, or sport fish).

Potential activities funded may range from scientific surveys to public engagement programs, as long as they go beyond the capacity of a single state to address and provide a clear multistate or national conservation benefit.

  • The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F26AS00006 2026 Multistate Conservation Grant Program Announcement" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.628.
  • This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-24.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-09-22. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
  • Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.
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