Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Competitive Funding Round 2

The summary for the Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Competitive Funding Round 2 grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Fish and Wildlife Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Competitive Funding Round 2: 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. This is the second Notice of Funding Opportunity for Competitive Funding announcement for FY2020 HCA funds.

Federal Grant Title:	Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Competitive Funding Round 2
Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS)
Grant Categories:	Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	F20AS00230
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	15.667
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	May 31st, 2021
Original Application Deadline:	May 31st, 2021
Posted Date:	January 5th, 2021
Creation Date:	January 5th, 2021
Archive Date:	August 19th, 2021
Total Program Funding:	$6,524,844
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$6,524,844
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$50,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	January 5th, 2021

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Only the Lead State Agency (or Agencies), as determined by the Governor of each Highlands State, may apply for funding under the Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program. Each Agency may submit multiple applications to this Competitive grant round. A State Agency is the only entity eligible to hold the interest in the land acquired. A Lead State Agency (grant recipient) may apply for funding and sub-grant awarded funds to another eligible State Agency (grant subrecipient) with approval by the Service.
Grant Announcement Contact: Shelley Dibona
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