Private Stewardship Grants Program

FY 2004

The Private Stewardship Program provides grants and other assistance on a competitive basis to individuals and groups engaged in local, private, and voluntary conservation efforts that benefit federally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or other at-risk species. Diverse panels of representatives from State and Federal government, conservation organizations, agriculture and development interests, and the science community assess applications and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, who awards the grants. The Private Stewardship Program was initiated during Fiscal Year 2002, with grants first awarded during FY 2003. (Our fiscal year runs from October 1 through the following September 30.)

For Fiscal Year 2004, the Service awarded more than $7 million in Federal funding under the Private Stewardship Program. A ten percent (10%) match of cash or through in-kind contributions is required. The program is available to private landowners and their partners. See the full text of the program announcement below for detailed information on the eligibility criteria.

FY 2004 Awards

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• Read the news release (pdf)
• A complete list of Fiscal Year 2004 Awards (pdf)

FY 2004 Request for Proposals

We accepted grant proposals for the FY 2004 funding period between January 6, 2004 and March 31, 2004.

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• Read the news release
• Federal Register notice of request for grant proposals (pdf)
• Full text of the program announcement—request for proposals and application information (pdf)
• Clarification of Eligibility Criteria
• Federal Register notice announcing clarification of eligibility requirements and proposal due date extension
• Standard Form 424 "Application for Federal Assistance" (pdf)
• Links to Administrative Requirements for Endangered Species Grant Program Funding Awards
• Fact Sheet (pdf)

 Archive of Private Stewardship grants information

 Other Endangered Species Program grants

Other USFWS grant programs available

Federal Aid Tool Kit (forms and compliance requirements for receiving Federal grants)

Contact Us

For more information on how to apply for Federal grants to assist landowners in conserving species on non-Federal lands, please contact the Private Stewardship Grant Program representative at your Regional Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or contact:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 420
Arlington, VA 22203
703-358-2061

The Service also offers many other grant programs that may also benefit endangered and threatened species. For other grant program information, go to http://grants.fws.gov.

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