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.
- $50K-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.628
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) Program - is cataloged under number F23AS00007 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.628, posted by Fish and Wildlife Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 11, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $1,000,000. The agency has projected $11.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on May 18, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $1,000,000
Close Date
May 18, 2022
Applying for funding through the T-MSCGP and R3-MSCGP requires a two-part process that is managed in partnership with AFWA. Please specify which program you are applying for in your application. In part one, applicants submit their Initial Proposal by May 18, 2022 for review. Initial Proposal requirements and deadline (May 18, 2022) information is available from the AFWA MSCGP webpage. Initial Proposals are required to address one or more of the AFWA Strategic Priorities listed within this webpage. Applicants must submit the Initial Proposals through the AFWA MSCGP portal. In part two, AFWA will invite the best Initial Proposals to submit a Final Proposal package through the AFWA MSCGP portal as well as through GrantSolutions. These sites have all required Federal grant forms. Full grant proposals will only be considered for funding if the applicant submits an initial proposal by the deadline of May 18, 2022, AFWA invites the applicant to submit a full proposal for the relevant project, and the applicant submits the full grant proposal for the relevant project by the deadline of July 19, 2022 to both the AFWA MSCGP portal as well as GrantSolutions.
Posted
March 11, 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.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 06, 12, 13. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Lori Bennett lori_bennett@fws.gov
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