Getting a project implemented can be a rather complicating process. There are four basic steps to remember when navigating the implementation process: (1) Project design; (2) Permitting; (3) Funding and (4) Construction/Implementation. Assistance is available to help landowners get their project approved and implemented. Many agencies and organizations at the local, state and federal level provide either technical or financial assistance or both to help landowners restore the quality of habitat on their property. Click on the links below for more details.

Funding and Project Assistance

Grant Programs:

• FWS Grants to States, Territories, and Private Landowners
  (http://endangered.fws.gov/grants/index.html)
• NMFS Grant Programs
  (http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/fmd/sustaina.htm#Grant%20Programs)
• SWQCB Grants Page
  (http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/funding/index.html)

• Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances for Private Property Owners [in PDF]
  (http://endangered.fws.gov/listing/cca.pdf)
  
• Safe Harbor Agreements for Private Property Owners, Questions and Answers [in PDF]
  (http://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/harborqa.pdf)
  
• Habitat Conservation Planning and incidental take permits, learn more about our program to help landowners legally proceed with activities that might otherwise result in the illegal take of a listed species.
  (http://endangered.fws.gov/HCP/index.html)
• Our Program Policies and Notices
  (http://endangered.fws.gov/policies/index.html)

Permitting

• DFG Incidental Take Permits, California Environmental Quality Act, and Information on obtaining agreements to alter the bed or bank of a stream or lake
  (http://www.dfg.ca.gov/legal/index.html)
  
• How you can help DFG
  (http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/ucanhelp/ucanhelp.shtml)
• Navigating the Permitting Process
  (www.carcd.org/permitting/main.htm)
• 401 Permit Page
  (http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb4/html/meetings/401wqc.html)
• Endangered and Threatened Species Permits for native species
  (http://endangered.fws.gov/permits/index.html)