Opportunity Information: Apply for F23AS00080
F23AS00080 is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.667) that supports the Highlands Conservation Act (HCA), a federal law aimed at helping Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania conserve important lands and natural resources in the Highlands Region. The broader HCA program focuses on land conservation projects where a state entity acquires land, or an interest in land (such as an easement), from willing sellers in order to permanently protect natural resources and other assets considered to have high conservation value. In other words, the Act is designed to turn federal support into durable, long-term conservation outcomes by backing projects that lock in permanent protection.
This specific notice is not for buying land directly. Instead, it provides a one-time administrative, capacity-building award to strengthen each state s ability to successfully run and deliver HCA-funded work. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which means the Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to have an active, participatory role during the award period and the recipient and the Service share performance responsibilities. The intent is to improve how effectively the states and their partners can develop strong applications and then manage awarded funds through to project completion.
The eligible applicants are limited to state governments, and more specifically to the traditional Lead State Agency in each of the four Highlands States as designated by that state s Governor. The opportunity anticipates one lead State Conservation Agency award in each state. The expected eligible lead agencies named in the notice are the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the New York Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. If a Governor has assigned multiple lead agencies, those agencies must coordinate before applying and make sure they do not request more than the maximum amount allowed per state.
The work to be funded is centered on two practical outcomes. First, recipients are expected to build capacity within the lead state agency and among other involved parties to maximize the quality and competitiveness of grant applications submitted under the HCA base funding and competitive funding rounds. Second, recipients are expected to build capacity to spend HCA grant funds efficiently and to close out HCA projects in a timely manner, addressing the administrative and project management side of conservation delivery so that awards translate into completed, permanently protected conservation outcomes without unnecessary delay.
Key administrative details included in the notice are that the award ceiling is 172,000 per state under this capacity-building opportunity, the original application closing date was February 28, 2023, and the notice was created on December 9, 2022. Overall, the grant is best understood as targeted, one-time operational support for the four Highlands States to strengthen staffing, processes, coordination, and grant management systems so they can bring more high-quality HCA projects forward and complete them more smoothly once funded.Apply for F23AS00080
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F23AS00080 - Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.667.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2022-12-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-02-28. (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 $172,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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