# U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements)

From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 3 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 30 September 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $500,000 USD
- Who can apply: NGOs, Government bodies, Companies, Individuals, Research institutions and Indigenous organisations
- Where: Priority coastal ecosystems of the United States: United States
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Restoration approach (our classification): Coasts and oceans and Species conservation
- Last checked: 3 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/
- Funder’s programme page: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Cooperative agreements for projects that protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat on public and private coastal lands. Applicants must contact a local Coastal Program office first; land acquisition is not funded.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “We require that all interested applicants contact their local Coastal Program office before submitting an application.”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#access

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), amount:** Up to $500,000 USD

> “$1 Award Minimum $500,000 Award Maximum”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#amount

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), where:** Priority coastal ecosystems of the United States: United States

> “projects that protect and restore fish and wildlife habitats on public and private lands in priority coastal ecosystems”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#geography

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), who can apply:** NGOs, Government bodies, Companies, Individuals, Research institutions and Indigenous organisations

> “State governments Business For-profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Nonprofit Other Native American tribal organizations Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Miscellaneous Individuals Unrestricted Education Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#applicant_types

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Closed: September 30, 2026”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#window

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), co-funding required:** No

> “Cost sharing or matching requirement: No”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#co_finance_required

## The call

### FY26 notice of funding opportunity (F26AS00069)

Call page: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), FY26 notice of funding opportunity (F26AS00069), status:** Closed

> “Closed: September 30, 2026”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#call-fy26-status

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), FY26 notice of funding opportunity (F26AS00069), opens:** 19 May 2026

> “Posted date: May 19, 2026”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#call-fy26-opens

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), FY26 notice of funding opportunity (F26AS00069), deadline:** 30 September 2026 (the funder writes “Closed: September 30, 2026”)

> “Closed: September 30, 2026”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/362470, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#call-fy26-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements), reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (FY26 cooperative agreements)”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-coastal-program-fy26/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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