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State Wildlife Grants | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Established in 2000, State Wildlife Grants provide money to states, territories, commonwealths, and the District of Columbia (D. C.) to support proactive wildlife conservation such as research, surveys, and species and habitat management.
Projects supported by these grants focus on wildlife species of greatest conservation need identified in State Wildlife Action Plans. Since 2000, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Office of Conservation Investment has distributed over $1. 4 billion to fish and wildlife agencies of the 56 states, territories, commonwealths, and D.
C. through the State Wildlife Grant Program. Funds are used by these agencies for improving public and private lands, ensuring the availability of sufficient habitat for species, and providing quality recreational experiences for outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds.
Grant funds may be used to address a variety of conservation needs, such as research, fish and wildlife surveys, species restoration, habitat management, and monitoring. Since 2008, a portion of the funding has been used for competitive grants to encourage broad geographic collaboration, innovation, and species conservation at larger scales.
The other portion of the funding is non-competitive and is allocated using a formula based on land area and population estimates of each state and territory. Recipient fish and wildlife agencies provide between 25 and 35 percent of project costs in non-federal matching funds.
To view or download total unadjusted actual and total inflation adjusted State Wildlife Grant Apportionments data since 2002 visit our State Wildlife Grant QuickSight page . State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Funding Type : Non-competitive grants. Allocation : Distributed to all states, territories, commonwealths, and D.
C. based on a formula that considers population and geographical area. Purpose : Primarily used to support baseline wildlife conservation needs such as agency staffing, research, habitat management, and monitoring for species of greatest conservation need identified in State Wildlife Action Plans.
Matching Requirement : State agencies must provide at least 25 percent of the total project cost for planning and at least 35 percent of the total project cost for conservation implementation in non-federal matching funds. Focus : Addresses a wide range of conservation needs for various species, especially those not hunted or fished. Competitive State Wildlife Grants (C-SWG) Funding Type : Competitive grants.
Allocation : Available to all states, territories, commonwealths, and D. C. Offered to projects that meet selection criteria published in the annual Notice of Funding Opportunity and that demonstrate innovative approaches, collaboration, or effectiveness in addressing species conservation needs at larger scales.
Purpose : Encourages collaboration and innovation in wildlife conservation, focusing on more strategic and larger-scale projects compared to formula SWG funding. Matching Requirement : State agencies must provide at least 25 percent of the total project cost. Focus : Targets specific conservation challenges or opportunities, with an emphasis on projects that demonstrate collaboration among multiple states or organizations.
Competitive grants also target projects that benefit high-priority species of greatest conservation need that are protected or may soon require protection under the Endangered Species Act.
In summary, while both SWG and C-SWG aim to support fish and wildlife conservation, SWG provides baseline funding to all states, whereas C-SWG focuses on competitive projects that foster collaboration and innovation in addressing significant geographic range conservation challenges.
The State and Tribal Wildlife Grant Programs 20 Years of Conservation Success Latest Stories and Topics Bringing blackbanded sunfish back to blackwater habitat in Maryland Service funding supports decades-long effort to bring the rarest freshwater fish species in Maryland back to native habitats Partner Fish and Wildlife Agencies Receive $55 Million to Protect and Manage Species of Conservation Concern The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is distributing more than $55 million to state fish and wildlife agencies through the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program to protect and manage species of conservation need, promote the recovery of wildlife and conserve habitats nationwide.
On December 10, 2024, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources released endangered O‘ahu tree snails into an exclosure high in the mountains of Oʻahu. The Achatinella fuscobasis have been extinct in the wild since 1991, and their reintroduction marks the culmination of a nearly half... States and Territories Receive $7.
4 Million in Competitive Grants to Conserve Vulnerable Wildlife Vulnerable wildlife across the nation will benefit from more than $7. 4 million in grants thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Competitive State Wildlife Grants (C-SWG). Since 2008, the C-SWG program has provided over $103 million in federal grant funds to states, commonwealths,...
Have you ever looked at a snail? Like, really looked? I hadn’t up until a few weeks ago, after I spoke with Dr. Mike Hadfield at the University of Hawaii.
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Partner Fish and Wildlife Agencies Receive $59 Million to Protect and Conserve At-Risk Wildlife The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is distributing over $59 million to state fish and wildlife agencies through the State Wildlife Grant Program to support the conservation of imperiled wildlife and their habitats across the nation. These grant funds are allocated to all states, commonwealths, U.S...
State Wildlife Grants (SWG) This library includes information on funding for State Wildlife Grants (SWG) administered by the Service's Office of Conservation Investment. Established in 2000, State Wildlife Grants provide money to states, territories, commonwealths, and D. C.
to address wildlife conservation needs such as... FY2025 C-SWG Projects Table Spreadsheet showing FY2025 Competitive State Wildlife Grants funding by project and state.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Agencies from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam, the U. S. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows recent federal obligations suggest $54,800,000 (2026). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
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The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking launched its AI Gigafactories call on 30 July 2026 as a joint procurement, not a conventional research grant, and that distinction shapes who should respond. It seeks consortia or Special Purpose Vehicles bringing together companies, public entities, investors and other partners to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe - facilities that combine massive computing power and state-of-the-art AI processors with the software and cloud technology stacks, high-bandwidth connectivity and energy-efficient data centres needed to deliver frontier AI training, fine-tuning and inference at scale. This is the tier above the 19 AI Factories and 13 AI Factory Antennas EuroHPC already oversees, which serve SMEs and startups with free customised support; the Gigafactories are aimed at frontier-scale sovereign capacity. The financing model is blended: EuroHPC expects total private investment of more than EUR 20,000,000,000 across the EU, with successful projects receiving varying levels of EU and national co-funding calibrated to the size and range of sovereign services offered. Per-facility EU contributions have deliberately not been published, so applicants must build their own capital stack and negotiate co-funding rather than apply against a fixed grant envelope. Facilities may be established in a single Member State or span several, and cross-border developments are explicitly welcomed. The reference is EUROHPC-2026-CEI-AIGF-01 and the deadline is 12 November 2026 at 16:00 CET. Realistically this is a call for infrastructure-grade consortia with credible access to billions in capital, energy siting and hyperscale operations experience - not for individual research groups or early-stage startups, who should instead route through the existing AI Factories network.
HMGCC Co-Creation and Dstl are seeking an edge device that processes video and audio from off-the-shelf smart glasses and stitches frames into high-fidelity 3D maps for reconnaissance. The minimum deliverable is a TRL 4 proof of concept. AI, computer vision and machine learning are listed technology themes, for example algorithms that compensate for head movement while stitching frames. Essential requirements are a report on where smart-glasses data flows and who can access it, good daytime urban imagery, and a camera-based 3D map. Desirable features include low-light imaging, audio fusion, testing across several manufacturers and a three-year manufacturer roadmap, and the stretch goal is fusing audio and visual data to handle reflections and solid walls. Redesigning or physically modifying the glasses is out of scope, and data handling must comply with GDPR and manufacturer terms. The total budget is up to £60,000, about US$80,000, excluding VAT, with on average two providers funded for a 12-week project. Questions are due 29 October, pitch day is 25 November, and kick-off is targeted for January 2027. Applications close on 12 November 2026 at 17:00 UK time.
HMGCC Co-Creation and Dstl are seeking proof-of-concept small robots that can move through confined built environments across at least two of water, land and air, at TRL 4 or above. Essential requirements are a payload of at least 100 g, a demonstration in a representative built-environment scenario, and a final report with a development roadmap. Desirable features include operation in all three domains, up to one hour of operation, autonomous navigation, operation with intermittent GNSS, travel through ducts or pipes, a volume under 0.01 cubic metres and a mass under 1 kg. Humans must keep responsibility for operational decisions, and the system must not depend on continuous public cloud access. Funding is up to £60,000, about US$80,000, excluding VAT, and on average two providers are funded per challenge. The call opened on 12 October 2026. Applicants are notified on 23 November, pitch day is 7 December, and kick-off is targeted for January 2027 for a project of about 10-12 weeks. Applications close on 12 November 2026 at 17:00 UK time.
A new Interior Department policy routes every grant and cooperative agreement of $50,000 or more through two political appointees for manual review. The result is a backlog of roughly 1,400 grants and $362 million in delayed funding — up from fewer than 10 two years ago. Here is how the bottleneck works, why it matters even for recipients who already have an award letter, and what nonprofits, universities, states, and tribes should do to protect projects that depend on Interior dollars.
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