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FWS and NFWF Cooperative Recovery Implementation

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will work cooperatively with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to administer and manage FWS Inflation Reduction Act funding (Pub. L. 117-169, 60301) designated for the recovery of historically under-funded species listed as endangered and threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

To optimize species recovery, instead of funding a few actions from many species recovery plans, the FWS has prioritized select underfunded species and will fund all remaining recovery actions considered necessary to achieve the recovery for those species within approximately 10 years.

Implementation of these actions will accelerate recovery of this subset of species towards meeting delisting and downlisting objectives.

A small subset of funding will also be provided for recovery actions for underfunded list species to help prevent their extinction.

The recovery actions funded in this category will need to demonstrate a clear and significant improvement in the trajectory of the species selected.

The program will fund partners undertaking implementation of priority recovery actions described in the species draft or final recovery plan, recovery implementation strategy, or recovery outline.

Actions may include the protection and restoration of habitat, invasive species removal, population monitoring and surveys, and captive breeding and release.

Eligible applicants are any U.S. or foreign entity or individual with demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the biology of the identified species and their ecosystem.

Having also worked with the species is preferred.

Having a valid Endangered Species Act permit or previously having one is also preferred.

Applicants selected for funding that do not have a valid permit may have to obtain one before beginning project activities.

Projects will be evaluated for alignment with program goals and objectives, relationship to species draft or final recovery plan, recovery implementation strategy, or recovery outline, technical merit, and cost effectiveness.

National Fish And Wildlife Foundation

THE PRINCIPAL GOAL OF THE RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIORITY RECOVERY ACTIONS FOR FEDERALLY ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES. THIS INCLUDES WORKING WITH PARTNERS USING A RANGE OF CONSERVATION TOOLS TO RECOVER ENDANGERED SPECIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN IN THE WILD. THESE TOOLS INCLUDE RESTORING HABITAT REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES CONDUCTING SURVEYS MONITORING INDIVIDUAL POPULATIONS AND BREEDING SPECIES IN CAPTIVITY TO RELEASE THEM INTO THEIR HISTORIC RANGE. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ARE CRITICAL TO RECOVERY SUCCESS. OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE MANY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY LANDOWNERS AND OTHER CONCERNED CITIZENS.

15.657 - Endangered Species Recovery Implementation

FWS Headquarters (HQ) [DOI - FWS]

Multi-State United States

Multi-State

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