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2026 Multistate Conservation Grants for Wildlife, Sport Fish, and R3 Projects

F26AS00006

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with AFWA, invites proposals for 2026 Multistate Conservation Grants supporting regional or national priorities beyond a single state. Funding covers wildlife and sport fish research, restoration, management, education, and R3 initiatives, including hunting and target shooting recruitment and outreach. Projects must align with AFWA’s annually …

Multistate Conservation Grants (MSCG) are authorized under 16 U.S.C. 669h-2 and 16 U.S.C. 777m, providing funding for wildlife restoration and sport fish restoration projects and recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) projects that address regional or national priority needs of State fish …

Source

Agency: Department of the Interior
Sub-agency: Fish and Wildlife Service

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $11M
Award Ceiling: $1M

Eligibility

Public and State controlled 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)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments

Eligible applicants also include the United States 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-Associated Recreation. The State governments designation refers to agencies with lead management resp…

Dates

Solicitation Posted: July 24, 2025
Application Response Due: September 22, 2025
Solicitation Closed: January 31, 2027

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