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F25AS00265_ Fiscal Year 2025_Tribal Wildlife Grant Program (TWG)_NOFO
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Service Source Final Application Due Date Funding Available Match Required
Environment Federal
DOI
06-20-2025 $6.1 M No Match
Required
  • Service
  • Source
  • Final Application Due Date
  • Funding Available
  • Match Required
Status
  • Past
  • Current
  • Forecasted
  • $25,000
  • $200,000
  • Award Floor
  • Award Ceiling
    • Opportunity Type Discretionary
    • CFDA

      15.639 -- Tribal Wildlife Grants

    Description

    The Tribal Wildlife Grants Program provides technical and financial assistance to federally recognized Tribes for the development and implementation of programs that benefit fish and wildlife and their habitats. Funding may be used for conserving any plant or animal species of interest to a Tribe, including those of Native American cultural or traditional importance.The TWG Program is an adaptable resource supporting tribal conservation priorities. Species targeted in an award are not restricted to those that are hunted, fished, or gathered, listed as threatened or endangered, or identified in a conservation plan.Activities may include, but are not limited to:planning for wildlife and habitat conservationfish and wildlife conservation and management actionsfish and wildlife related laboratory and field researchnatural history studieshabitat mappingfield surveys and population monitoringhabitat protection and enhancementconservation educationProgram funds may be used for salaries, equipment, consultant services, subawards, materials, and travel costs.For more information, see the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Tribal Wildlife Grants Home Page.

    Eligibility
    • IHE
    • Local Government
    • Non-Profit
    • Other
    • State Government
    • Tribal Government
    Additional Eligibility Information

    Participation is limited to federally recognized Tribal governments listed in the current Federal Register Notice of Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (Notice). This is the official listing of all federally recognized Tribes in the United States pursuant to Section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-454; 108 Stat. 4791-4792). The current Notice was published in the Federal Register, 89 FR 238 (December 11, 2024). Tribal contact information is available in the BIA Tribal Leaders Directory.Recipient Tribes must meet all reporting requirements for previously awarded, active TWG Program awards before they are eligible to receive new funds. After a Tribe submits a new application, it will be notified of any outstanding reporting requirements. The Tribe will then have 30 days to submit the required reports. Tribes that have not brought past due reports up to date in this 30-day period will be found ineligible and excluded from further consideration in the FY 2025 TWG Program cycle.There is no limit to the number of applications a Tribe may submit within a single fiscal year. However, no single Tribe may be funded for multiple projects within a fiscal year if the total combined Federal request exceeds $200,000. If multiple applications exceed this amount, only the highest-scoring application(s) will be accepted, and any other(s) will be determined to be ineligible.Tribal organizations and other entities may participate as subrecipients or contractors to federally recognized Tribal government recipients. Any entity receiving TWG Program funds as a subrecipient must comply with the applicable requirements described in this announcement.TWG Program funds may not be used to acquire real property interests. Real property interests include, but are not limited to, fee simple, fee with exceptions to title, easements, water rights, mineral rights, and leaseholds.

    Key Date(s)
    • March 28, 2025: Last Updated Date
    • March 28, 2025: Posted Date
    • June 20, 2025: Current Closing Date for Applications
    • June 20, 2025: Application Due Date
    • October 23, 2026: Application Archive Date
    Contact Information

    DJ Monette

    dj_monette@fws.gov

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