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F27AS00009 2027 Multistate Conservation Grant Program Announcement

Award ceiling
up to $1,000,000
Closes
Jul 14, 2026
Last verified
2026-09-24

Awards up to $1,000,000 per recipient for nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, closing Jul 14, 2026.

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Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Private institutions of higher educationPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationState governmentsAKALARASAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAGUHIIAIDILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMIMNMOMPMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPAPRRISCSDTNTXUTVAVIVTWAWIWVWYEnvironment & Water

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F27AS00009 2027 Multistate Conservation Grant Program Announcement awards up to $1,000,000 per recipient, open to nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
$11,000,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$1,000,000
Award floor
Not confirmed
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Jul 14, 2026
Deadline type
Fixed date
Opens
May 15, 2026
Status
Closed
Eligible entities
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · State governments
Geography
AK · AL · AR · AS · AZ · CA · CO · CT · DC · DE · FL · GA · GU · HI · IA · ID · IL · IN · KS · KY · LA · MA · MD · ME · MI · MN · MO · MP · MS · MT · NC · ND · NE · NH · NJ · NM · NV · NY · OH · OK · OR · PA · PR · RI · SC · SD · TN · TX · UT · VA · VI · VT · WA · WI · WV · WY
Matching funds
No
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
Not confirmed
Use of funds
wildlife restoration projects · sport fish restoration projects · recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) projects · research · restoration · conservation and management of wild birds · conservation and management of wild mammals · conservation and management of sport fish · habitat improvement · public use and benefit · hunter safety and education · aquatic education · hunting and target shooting R3 projects · related communication and outreach activities
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$11,000,000
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$1,000,000

Who can apply?

level
federal
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, State governments
Source field: entity types
state
AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE
+46more, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MP, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Source field: states
industry
Environment & Water
Source field: industries
use
aquatic education, conservation and management of sport fish, conservation and management of wild birds, conservation and management of wild mammals, habitat improvement, hunter safety and education, hunting and target shooting R3 projects, public use and benefit, recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) projects, related communication and outreach activities
+4more, research, restoration, sport fish restoration projects, wildlife restoration projects
Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Eligible applicants also include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or a State or group of States, for the purpose of carrying out the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Watching. For purposes of the Multistate…

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When does it close?

Jul 14, 2026ClosedDeadline type Fixed date

What can the money be used for?

14 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
wildlife restoration projectssport fish restoration projectsrecruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) projectsresearchrestorationconservation and management of wild birdsconservation and management of wild mammalsconservation and management of sport fishhabitat improvementpublic use and benefithunter safety and educationaquatic educationhunting and target shooting R3 projectsrelated communication and outreach activities

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
No

What comparable notices state

80 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Environment & Water, 80 of 205 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

  • 25th percentile$300,000
  • Median$1,000,000
  • 75th percentile$3,887,500

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Common questions

7 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
How much can one applicant receive?
Up to $1,000,000 per recipient.
How much funding is available in total?
$11,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?
Jul 14, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, State governments.
Which locations are eligible?
AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MP, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.
What can the funding be used for?
wildlife restoration projects, sport fish restoration projects, recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) projects, research, restoration, conservation and management of wild birds, conservation and management of wild mammals, conservation and management of sport fish, habitat improvement, public use and benefit, hunter safety and education, aquatic education, hunting and target shooting R3 projects, related communication and outreach activities, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

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Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-09-24
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-24

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