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Highlands Conservation Act Base Funding Round (F25) for land conservation projects

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers Base Funding Round grants to Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania to protect high-conservation-value lands in the Highlands Region. Participating state governors can submit proposals that cover up to 50% of total eligible land conservation project costs, such as land or land-interest acquisition from willing sellers. A separate opportuni…

The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the protection of land and natural resources in the Highlands Region. HCA grants support land conservation projects in which…

Funding Source

Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $9.2M
Award Ceiling: $2.3M
Award Floor: $25,000

Eligibility

State governments

Only the Lead State Agency (or Agencies) as determined by the Governor of each Highlands State may be the applicant for funding under the Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program. If the Governor assigns multiple Lead Agencies, those Agencies must coordinate on funding requests prior to submissi…

Dates

Open Date: May 19, 2026
Close Date: October 31, 2026

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