Closed · F21AS00354 · CFDA 15.639 · Discretionary

Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program - Fiscal Year 2021

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$10K-$200K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 18, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program - Fiscal Year 2021 is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $10,000 -- $200,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$10K-$200K
award range
Closed
application status
15.639
CFDA program
4,242
other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service

Archived opportunity record

Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program is closed (last close June 18, 2021). 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 June 18, 2021

Posted Mar 18 Closes Jun 18

Est. Total Funding

$6,000,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program was created to support the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitats and species of Tribal cultural or traditional importance, including species that are not hunted or fished. The TWG Program is part of the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program which provides wildlife conservation grants to States, Commonwealths, and to the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and Tribes under provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. TWG Program funding originates from the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Pub. L. 107-63), when Congress first specified that the Service use a portion of the funds appropriated under the SWG Program to establish a competitive grant program available to federally recognized Tribes. This language allows the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), to establish a separate competitive Tribal grant program which is not subject to the provisions or other requirements of the SWG Program portion. The TWG Program provides opportunities for federally recognized Tribes to engage in fish and wildlife conservation efforts on their lands, many of which are located adjacent to DOI- managed lands. Many of the TWG Program-funded project activities increase fish and wildlife populations, allowing for hunting and fishing opportunities on and off Tribal lands. Additionally, the TWG Program funds project activities that align and assist the Service with Endangered Species Act (ESA) activities supporting downlisting, delisting, and preventing new species listings under the ESA. Eligible projects include those that initiate, develop or implement activities or programs that benefit wildlife and their habitat, including species of Native American cultural or traditional importance and species that are not hunted or fished.

Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program (Federally recognized tribal 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 84 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 4,243).

Code 07
Federally recognized tribal 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

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Agency Contact

DJ Monette DJ_Monette@fws.gov

What to do next

Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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