Endangered Species Program (BIA)
Posted: May 13, 2024
Status: Open – Accepting Proposals
Current Funding Cycle: FY2025
Due Date: January 31, 2025
Maximum Award Amount: $120,000
Minimum Award Amount: $
Total Moneys Available: $
RFP Documents: BIA_ESA FY2024-Application and Information
The Branch of Fisheries, Wildlife and Recreation (BFWR) provides competitive funding to achieve compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for Tribal projects developing, utilizing, or managing Trust resources, or for projects that benefit Federally ESA-listed or Tribally-significant species on Tribal lands.
Projects for the BFWR Endangered Species Program may encompass either endangered species as identified in the ESA or Tribally-significant species as identified in a Tribal document, management plan, or Tribal Resolution. Priority consideration will be given to projects achieving ESA compliance and approval to utilize Trust resources for subsistence, economic, or other purposes beneficial to the applicant. Requirements include:
- Projects involving species protected by the Endangered Species Act (as amended 1973) (ESA).
This includes ESA Candidate species.
- Projects involving tribally important species and/or habitat(s) where such species or habitat(s) are
identified in an official and approved tribal document, management plan, or Tribal Resolution
that lists the tribally important species and/or habitat(s) and describes the tribal interest in
focusing attention on those species/habitat(s).
