Healthier Ecosystems
Private Stewardship Grants Program
In May 2003, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the first ever Private Stewardship Grants. Totaling more than $9.4 million, 113 grants were issued to individuals and groups to undertake conservation projects on private lands in 43 states for endangered, threatened, and other at-risk species. Each grant must be matched by at least 10 percent of the total project cost either in non-Federal dollars or in-kind contributions.