Fish and Wildlife Service Grants

Open Fish and Wildlife Service grants

• F26AS00071 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Grants

  Up to $26MDeadline: Oct 30, 2026open

  Established by Congress in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts ...

• F26AS00071 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Grants

  Up to $26MDeadline: Oct 30, 2026open

  Established by Congress in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts ...

  Environment

• F26AS00030 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Recovery Land Acquisition Grant Program

  Up to $14MDeadline: Nov 20, 2026open

  First awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2001, Recovery Land Acquisition grants promote State and Federal cooperation in listed species conservation by lever...

• F26AS00030 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Recovery Land Acquisition Grant Program

  Up to $14MDeadline: Nov 20, 2026open

  First awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2001, Recovery Land Acquisition grants promote State and Federal cooperation in listed species conservation by lever...

  Environment

• F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Competitive Funding Round

  Up to $3.9MDeadline: Oct 31, 2026open

  The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York...

• F25AS00379 Highlands Conservation Act - Base Funding Round

  Up to $2.3MDeadline: Oct 31, 2026open

  The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York...

• F26AS00105 National Fish Passage Program

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Apr 30, 2027open

  The National Fish Passage Program (NFPP) provides technical and financial assistance to partners to remove instream barriers and restore aquatic conne...

  Environment

• F26AS00105 National Fish Passage Program

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Apr 30, 2027open

  The National Fish Passage Program (NFPP) provides technical and financial assistance to partners to remove instream barriers and restore aquatic conne...

• F26AS00085 Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

  Up to $924KDeadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to suppor...

• F26AS00068 Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY26

  Up to $750KDeadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program helps private landowners restore and protect habitats for fi...

• FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States

  Up to $600KDeadline: Oct 24, 2026open

  DO NOT APPLY THROUGH GRANTS.GOV. Grant applications will only be accepted through grantsolutions.gov.Quagga and Zebra Mussels are aquatic invasive spe...

  Environment

• FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States

  Up to $600KDeadline: Oct 24, 2026open

  Quagga and Zebra Mussels are aquatic invasive species that are rapidly expanding their range in the Western United States. Popular recreational reserv...

• F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

  Up to $600KDeadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to suppor...

• F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

  Up to $600KDeadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  Award range: $100,000 - $600,000 Eligibility: We are seeking one application from a primary state natural resource agency in each of the Great Lakes ...

• F26AS00069 Coastal Program FY26

  Up to $500KDeadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Coastal Program provides technical and financial assistance to partners to support projects that protect ...

• F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026

  Up to $500KDeadline: Oct 13, 2026open

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) requests interested entities to submit research, restoration, and Regional Project proposals for the rest...

• F26AS00023 FY2026 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program

  Up to $150KDeadline: Nov 30, 2026open

  The John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program (Prescott program) provides financial assistance to eligible marine mammal strand...

• F26AS00104 State ANS Management Plan 2026

  Up to $150KDeadline: Dec 16, 2026open

  Award range: $5,000 - $150,000 Eligibility: Eligible applicants are ONLY the States, Territories, or Indian tribes involved together with States and/...

• F26AS00104 State ANS Management Plan 2026

  Up to $150KDeadline: Dec 16, 2026open

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity requests pre-proposals, and then later full applications, for the implementation of State and Interstate Aquatic Nu...

• F26AS00084 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

  Up to $100KDeadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to suppor...

Where Fish and Wildlife Service grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

What Fish and Wildlife Service funds

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How to apply for Fish and Wildlife Service grants

Most Fish and Wildlife Service applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.