Closed · F21AS00585 · CFDA 15.667 · Discretionary
Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Competitive Funding
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $25K-$8.6M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- November 1, 2021
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Competitive Funding is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $25,000 -- $8,592,839. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $25K-$8.6M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.667
- CFDA program
- 4,242
- other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service
Archived opportunity record
Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Co… is closed (last close November 1, 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 November 1, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$8,592,839
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Highlands Conservation Act (H.R. 1964, 2004; 16 U.S.C. 3901) (HCA) is designed to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in conserving land and natural resources in the Highlands Region through Federal assistance for 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. The USDA Forest Service (USFS) was directed by the HCA to identify lands that have high conservation value through the “New York-New Jersey Highlands Regional Study: 2002 Update” and the “Highlands Regional Study: Connecticut and Pennsylvania 2010 Update.” Subject to availability of funds through Federal appropriation, each year Governors of the four Highlands States may submit proposals for up to 50% of the total cost of land conservation projects in the Highlands Region. Proposed projects must be consistent with areas identified in the Study and Update as having high resource value. This program funds land conservation by State agencies in the Highlands Region. Funding appropriated under the Highlands Conservation Act (HCA) has been divided into two separate categories – Base and Competitive. Eligible applicants may submit requests for Competitive Funding in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. A separate Notice of Funding Opportunity will be posted for Base Funds. A property may not be proposed for funding from both the Base and Competitive funding opportunities.
Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service
Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Co… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). 597 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 4,243).
- Code 00
- State 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
Jay Rasku jason_rasku@fws.gov
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What to do next
Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Co… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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