; and (2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. 303. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation plant conservation programs The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (referred to in this section as the Foundation ) shall— (1) ensure that a program of activities specifically focused on the conservation and protection of native plant species is incorporated into the existing programs and activities of the Foundation; and (2) not later than September 30 of each year, submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of paragraph (1). 304. Grants to support collaborative efforts to prevent endangered species status The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 ( 16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 15. Threatened and endangered plants (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a State; (B) a unit of local government; (C) an Indian tribe; (D) a Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 )); and (E) a nonprofit organization. (2) Indian tribe The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 ). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (4) State The term State means— (A) each of the several States of the United States; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (D) the United States Virgin Islands; (E) Guam; (F) American Samoa; and (G) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (b) Grants (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a program to provide collaborative grants to eligible entities for projects— (A) to prevent rare plant species from becoming endangered species