Under a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), Pheasants Forever, Inc. will form a five-year partnership to facilitate voluntary habitat conservation work on private and tribal lands in the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana. The key products and services to be delivered include restoring, creating, and enhancing wetland, grassland, and riparian habitats to benefit a...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA #15.631). The cooperative agreement will support Pheasants Forever in administering the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to restore and enhance approximately 500 acres of grassland and wetland habitats on private lands in Minnesota. The goals and objectives of the project...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $226,654 to the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust to implement conservation efforts that restore aquatic habitats and improve fish passage in the Northern Great Plains region. The project aims to protect, restore, and enhance priority habitats identified by the Great Plains Fish Habitat Partnership, a consortium of agencies and states working to support...
This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 6 supports restoration and enhancement activities on USFWS wetland-grassland easement properties in the Northern Great Plains region of Montana. The award, provided through the USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), will address unmet habitat restoration and enhancement needs on perpetual wetland-grassland easements held by USFWS within the Northern...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $4,721,033 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to Ducks Unlimited Inc. The grant funding will support the conservation of grasslands and wetlands on working agricultural lands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota. Key activities include promoting sustainable grazing systems and securing longer-term conservation easements to preserve critical breeding habitats for...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division. The grant funding will be used to directly restore, enhance, create, or manage 5,000 acres of grassland and wetland habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota by September 30, 2026. The key activities include seeding 1,300 acres of new native grasses and forbs, removing or...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, provides $105,000.00 in funding to the Grasslans Charitable Foundation to serve as a fiscal agent for habitat improvement projects and archaeological surveys on private lands in New Mexico. The goal is for USFWS staff to enroll 2-4 private landowners in the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to implement on-the-ground habitat conservation...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to hire private contractors for invasive species removal on USFWS wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas in North Dakota. The award, effective June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2028, will enable Pheasants Forever and USFWS to collaborate on executing these habitat restoration projects efficiently...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Ducks Unlimited Inc.'s Great Plains Regional Office a $6.3 million project grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program. The grant will support the acquisition of conservation easements to permanently protect 7,646 acres of prairie pothole region habitat in North Dakota, benefiting migratory birds and other wildlife. Funding will be used from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025 to acquire...
This $343,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will support conservation projects throughout Oklahoma from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028. The funding is provided through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), which delivers Department of the Interior priorities by providing assistance to private landowners and tribes for voluntary conservation efforts....