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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers more than 65 financial assistance programs and subprograms. The Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Program is responsible, in whole or in part, for many of these programs. Currently, administrative requirements are located in multiple Service rules, OMB regulations, Department and Service guidance, and interim policy. This rule would consolidate administrative requirements from various Federal sources into a single location to improve understanding, reduce burden, and enhance efficiency. This rule would simplify Federal award administration for recipients and streamline the award process. This rule is value-added to the Federal Government and increases transparency and understanding for State, local, and private award recipients. The immediate need for this rulemaking is to provide administrative guidance for allowing States to contribute varying funding amounts to collaborative conservation initiatives that support targeted, collective activities that benefit States across State boundaries. We intend to publish this rule initially as a partial rule.