Closed · F17AS00187 · CFDA 15.628 · Discretionary
FY 2018 Multistate Conservation Grant Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $10K-$1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 4, 2017
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2018 Multistate Conservation Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $10,000 -- $1,000,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $10K-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 15.628
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
FY 2018 Multistate Conservation Grant Program is closed (last close August 4, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed August 4, 2017
Est. Total Funding
$6,000,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Sport Fish Restoration Act and the Wildlife Restoration Act, as amended by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-408) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make up to $6,000,000 ($3,000,000 each from the Sport Fish Restoration and Wildlife Restoration Program trust funds) available annually under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR) for the purpose of funding multistate conservation project grants. The primary goal of the Program is to provide grant funds to address regional or national level priority needs (called national conservation needs) of the State fish and wildlife agencies that are beyond the scope and capabilities of a single state. The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Association) and the Service work cooperatively to manage the Program. The Association administers the grant application process, providing oversight, coordination and guidance, and the WSFR program of the Service awards and manages the grants. The Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP) is a competitive grant program where eligible grantees submit Letters of Intent (LOIs) in the first stage of the selection process. In the second stage of the selection process, the best LOIs are invited by the Association to submit full grant proposals including all appropriate federal forms to the Association's National Grants Committee (NGC) for review, scoring and ranking to aid in the final selection process. The Association's NGC then develops the priority list of projects. This list is then submitted to the WSFR Program for grant award and management. The WSFR Program on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior can only award projects from the Association's annually prepared Priority List. LOIs and full grant proposals must address one or more of the Association's annually solicited and selected National Conservation Needs (NCNs) to be eligible. NCNs are selected by the Association to establish the State fish and wildlife agencies' conservation priorities, and they are used to guide proposal development and grant selection for the Program. Projects awarded are published annually in the Federal Register.
Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service
Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for FY 2018 Multistate Conservation Grant Program (Special district governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 9 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 4,243).
- Code 04
- Special district governments
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Multistate Conservation Grant Coordinator John Stremple 703-358-2066 John_Stremple@fws.gov
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What to do next
FY 2018 Multistate Conservation Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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