Cooperative Agreement F15AC00804

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $109,756 cooperative agreement to The Longleaf Alliance Inc. from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program. The purpose of the award is to support priority species habitat restoration and gopher frog head-starting optimization efforts in South Carolina. Specifically, the funding will enable technical and financial assistance to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and...

This $132,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4, under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), will fund genetic analysis and population modeling to help inform conservation of the gopher frog (Lithobates capito). Tangled Bank Conservation will sequence thousands of genetic loci from 1,000 existing gopher frog samples across the species' range. They will assess phylogeographic structure, identify potential distinct...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $157,499.00 Formula Grant to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The grant will fund a 3-year project to improve understanding of the status of small mammal species in South Carolina, particularly in the Appalachian oak forest habitat. The project will utilize the Adapted-Hunt Drift Fence (AHDRIFT) technique to survey for and detect up to 6 small mammal...

This $384,456 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.686 - National Fish Habitat Partnership) aims to restore native Eastern brook trout populations in four streams across three sites totaling 14.6 km (9.1 miles) in South Carolina. The key products and services to be delivered include: Removal of non-native rainbow trout through electrofishing in 8.7 km (5.4 miles) of stream to facilitate the reintroduction of native brook trout...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, funded under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program, will enable the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with North Carolina State University and the Orianne Society, to undertake a suite of conservation projects focused on the spotted turtle, a species of greatest conservation need across its range. Key objectives include: identifying priority habitats,...

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) was awarded a $158,069 Formula Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. SCDNR will use these funds to collect information on the distribution, habitat requirements, and life history of the Carolina creekshell and notched rainbow freshwater mussels, which are listed as species of greatest conservation need in South Carolina's State...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $430,682 Competitive State Wildlife Grant (CFDA 15.634) to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department to build an Aquatic Planning Tool (APT) to support conservation of 65 freshwater fish species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) in South Carolina. The project will: (1) compile and integrate data on SGCN distributions, land use, and climate to predict current and future SGCN habitat suitability, (2) develop the web-based APT to...

This $1,420,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) will enable the SC Conservation Bank to sub-award funds to the South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) agency. The purpose is to acquire and protect 109 acres of maritime forest and salt marsh habitat on the Little River Neck and Goat Island parcels in Horry County, South Carolina by...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program, awarded $254,964.00 to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) on January 1, 2026. The grant funding will support SCDNR's efforts to develop an aquatic planning tool to help conserve aquatic species in South Carolina. Specifically, the grant will enable SCDNR to collect data on rare freshwater fish species that were previously classified as "data deficient," allowing these...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614), will enable the SC Conservation Bank to sub-award $1,420,000 to the South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) agency. The funding will support the acquisition and protection of 115 acres of barrier island and maritime habitat in Horry County, South Carolina by the end of 2025. The project will conserve three parcels:...