Multistate Conservation Grant Program

Now Accepting Grant Proposals for the 2012 Funding Cycle

2011-03-23T09:34:00.003-04:00

The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies is now accepting Letters of Intent for the 2012 funding cycle of the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP). Up to $6 million dollars is available each calendar for projects that address regional or national level priorities of the state fish and wildlife agencies. Please read the full RFP for details or contact the MSCGP Coordinator, Chad Klinkenborg, at cklinkenborg@fishwildlife.org. Letters of Intent are due to the MSCGP Coordinator by Wednesday, May 4th, 2011.

Thanks and good luck!

Now Soliciting 2012 MSCGP National Conservation Needs

2010-11-10T11:44:00.002-05:00

It's NCN time! The Association is now soliciting National Conservation Needs (NCNs) for the 2012 Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP). NCNs are the foundation of the MSCGP and establish the states’ priorities for the grant cycle. Each AFWA committee is allowed to submit one NCN. Chairs and Vice Chairs are asked to distribute a request to their committee(s) as appropriate. NCNs are due by February 11, 2011. Committees are encouraged to work together and submit joint NCNs.

Before submitting a new NCN, review the selected NCNs for the 2011 MSCGP since these NCNs may still be of highest importance and priority. Typically, if a committee is considering more than one NCN, the Chair will ask committee members to vote and/or the Chair makes the final selection. It may be appropriate to refer NCNs to other committees or regional associations for their consideration.

All proposed NCNs from committees and the regional associations will be evaluated by the National Grants Committee, which will select NCNs to recommend for state directors’ approval at the March 2011 North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. Letters of Intent will be solicited beginning in April to address the NCNs.

Guidelines for submitting 2012 NCNs

2011 MSCG NCNs

General timeline for the 2012 MSCGP Cycle

17 Letters of Intent Selected!

2010-06-10T16:02:00.002-04:00

Over the past month Association subject committees have worked diligently to review 72 submitted Letters of Intent (LOIs) and provide feedback to our National Grants Committee (NGC). Consequently, the NGC met on Monday to select Letters of Intent and invite full proposals for Multistate funding consideration in FY 2011; of the 72 LOIs reviewed only 17 were selected.

Successful applicants are being asked to submit their full proposal by Noon eastern on Friday, August 13th. At this time the NGC will review the Full Proposals and projects will be recommended to the USFWS for funding at the Association’s Annual Meeting in September.

The necessary guidelines for submitting a full proposal can be found on the MSCGP page of AFWA's web site and the required federal forms can be found in the USFWS WSFR tool kit at:

Thank you to all who applied!

Multistate Cycle Update

2010-05-25T14:27:00.002-04:00

Hello All!

The Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP) is currently in the midst of its selection process for the FY 2011 cycle. Seventy-two Letters of Intent (LOI's) were recently accepted and are now being reviewed by the Associations National Grants Committee. Succesful LOI applicants will be notified prior to June 10th if they have been selected to submit a full proposal for MSCGP funding consideration in FY 2011.

Key MSCGP dates:

June 10th, 2010 - Successful LOI applicants are requested to submit full proposals

August 6th, 2010 - Full proposals are due to the MSCGP Coordinator

September 29th, 2010 - The National Grants Committee will select final projects to reccommend to the USFWS for MSCGP funding in FY 2011

December, 2010 - The US Fish & Wildlife Service administers Multistate funds to successful applicants

Welcome to the MSCGP Blog

2010-04-05T16:00:00.003-04:00

Welcome to the new blog for questions about the 2011 MSCGP Cycle!

You can ask a question by posting a comment to this blog or you can send me -- Chad Klinkenborg, the MSCGP Coordinator -- an email at cklinkenborg@fishwildlife.org. If appropriate, I'll copy your question here so that everybody can read the reply.

In the meantime, if you want to check out Frequently Asked Questions about the MSCGP, go to http://www.fishwildlife.org/pdfs/MSCGP-FAQs.pdf.

Don't forget, the deadline to submit a Letter of Intent for the 2011 MSCGP Cycle is Wednesday, May 5, 2010 by midnight EDT.

For more information and to view the seven (7) National Conservation Needs (NCNs), visit http://www.fishwildlife.org/multistate_grants.html.

I look forward to hearing from you,
Chad