F26AS00040_Fiscal Year 2026_Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG)_NOFO

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: June 12, 2026

Archive date: June 30, 2027

Close date: August 14, 2026

Opportunity ID: 362774

Opportunity number: F26AS00040

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Fish and Wildlife Service

Agency code: DOI-FWS

Award floor: $25,000

Award ceiling: $200,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Natural Resources
Eligible Applicants
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:doi_fws
  • category_of_funding_activity:natural_resources
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

Tribal Wildlife Grants provide 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 grants are an adaptable resource supporting tribal conservation priorities. Species targeted in a project 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 species population monitoringhabitat protection and enhancementconservation educationFunding may be used for salaries, equipment, consultant services, subawards, materials, and travel costs.For more information, visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service"s Tribal Wildlife Grants Home Page (https://www.fws.gov/service/tribal-wildlife-grants).

F26AS00040_Fiscal Year 2026_Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG)_NOFO
Tribal Wildlife Grants provide 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 grants are an adaptable resource supporting tribal conservation priorities. Species targeted in a project 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 species population monitoringhabitat protection and enhancementconservation educationFunding may be used for salaries, equipment, consultant services, subawards, materials, and travel costs.For more information, visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service"s Tribal Wildlife Grants Home Page (https://www.fws.gov/service/tribal-wildlife-grants).
[Forecasted] F26AS00040_Fiscal Year 2026_Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG)_NOFO
Forecasted
Fish and Wildlife Service
Natural Resources
Grant
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
2026-06-12