Closed · F23AS00007 · CFDA 15.628 · Discretionary
Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 18, 2022
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $50,000 -- $1,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $50K-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.628
- CFDA program
- 4,242
- other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service
Archived opportunity record
Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program is closed (last close May 18, 2022). 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 May 18, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$11,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) and the Service work cooperatively to manage T-MSGCP and R3-MSGCP. Administratively, both programs will function similarly, with AFWA providing the Service with a priority list of projects to be considered for award and the Service administering the program and managing the awards. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides application guidance for both competitive programs. Eligible grant proposals are shared with the AFWA National Grants Committee (NGC) for review and ranking to aid in the selection process. Proposals must address eligible activities in one or more of the selected AFWA Strategic Priorities to be considered. Strategic Priorities are annually selected by AFWA to establish the State fish and wildlife agencies' (States) conservation priorities (under T-MSCGP) or national recruitment priorities (under R3-MSCGP), and they are used to guide proposal development and grant selection for the programs. The primary goal of both programs is to provide grant funds to address regional or national priority needs of the States and their partners that are beyond the scope and capabilities of a single State. Projects selected and awarded are annually published in the Federal Register. Lists of past awards are also available from the Service and AFWA (see Section G, Federal Awarding Agency Contacts). Recipients awarded under T-MSCGP may use the funds for sport fisheries and wildlife management including research projects, boating access development, hunter safety and education, aquatic education, fish and wildlife habitat improvements, and other purposes consistent with the enabling legislation. Recipients awarded under the R3-MSCGP can only use the funds for making hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment projects that promote a national hunting and shooting sport recruitment program, including related communication and outreach activities.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors
Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: State governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 2 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 4,243).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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
Lori Bennett lori_bennett@fws.gov
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What to do next
Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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