The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking applications for Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in conserving land and natural resources in the Highlands Region through Federal grants to support land conservation projects in which a State entity acquires land or an interest in land from a willing seller to permanently protect resources of high conservation value.
Donor Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
States: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000 – $14,200,240
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The HCA program supports the goals set forth in the Biden-Harris Administration’s America the Beautiful Initiative, including the conservation of 30% of America’s lands and waters by the year 2030. Land conservation in the Highlands Region is increasing climate change resiliency of the landscape and is protecting drinking water resources used by millions of people. The HCA grant program is connecting people with nature and the outdoors by creating new recreation acres in a region where one in nine Americans live or are within a two-hour drive. The HCA grant program is protecting strategically important natural areas that sustain a diversity of fish and wildlife species, including priority at-risk species.
Funding Information
- Maximum Award – $14,200,240
- Minimum Award – $25,000
Grant Period
- Project periods will be no longer than 3 years from the date, the grantee is notified of an award.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.