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Find similar grantsCooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) Land Acquisition Grants is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Interior. Offers funds to states and territories to acquire land for the conservation of federally listed threatened and endangered species.
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Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants for states and territories, offered through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, fund participation in a wide array of voluntary conservation projects for species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, as well as candidate species and at-risk species.
Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide federal financial assistance through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) to states and territories to support the development and implementation of conservation programs for the benefit of resident listed, candidate, and at-risk species on non-federal lands.
This financial assistance, provided in the form of competitive grants and made available through four CESCF grant programs, contributes approximately $51. 8 million toward species and habitat conservation annually. Latest Stories and Topics $48.
4M for Collaborative Efforts to Conserve America’s Most Imperiled Species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced $48. 4 million in grants to 19 states and Guam to support land acquisition and conservation planning projects on over 23,000 acres of habitat for 80 listed and at-risk species through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF). The...
More Than $40. 6M Coming to Conserve America’s Most Imperiled Species The Department of the Interior today announced more than $40. 6 million in grants through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to 10 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support land acquisition and conservation planning projects on over 7,200 acres of habitat for 65 listed and at-risk species...
States Get More Than $66. 7M for Collaborative Efforts to Conserve Most Imperiled Species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $66. 7 million in grants to 16 states and Guam to support land acquisition and conservation planning projects on over 13,500 acres of habitat for 162 listed and at-risk species through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF...
Service announces over $39 million to California to conserve imperiled species Sacramento, Calif. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced more than $66. 7 million in grants to 16 states and Guam to support land acquisition and conservation planning projects on over 13,500 acres of habitat for 162 listed and at-risk species through the Cooperative Endangered...
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