F26AS00051_FY 2026 Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program_Funding Opportunity Announcement
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: July 14, 2026
Archive date: May 22, 2027
Close date: September 18, 2026
Opportunity ID: 363180
Opportunity number: F26AS00051
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Fish and Wildlife Service
Agency code: DOI-FWS
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Natural Resources
Eligible Applicants
- Others
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:doi_fws
- category_of_funding_activity:natural_resources
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:others
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program provides Federal cost-sharing awards that help the State, Territory, and District of Columbia fish and wildlife agencies and their regional associations design and implement proactive conservation programs benefiting wildlife and their habitats. Proactive approaches to conservation help these recipients and their conservation partners avoid more prescriptive Federal regulatory requirements associated with species listing under the Endangered Species Act.The C-SWG Program prioritizes implementation of conservation actions described in the State and Territory Wildlife Action Plans (Plans). Projects must benefit one or more species of greatest conservation need or their habitats as identified in the Plans.This announcement provides complete information on preparing and submitting an application, including details on award tiers, partnership requirements, and the maximum Federal share of an award. The award tiers and related requirements are intended to encourage partnerships dedicated to cross-jurisdictional conservation efforts supporting landscape-scale conservation.