The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $318,760 Project Grant to Outdoor Stewards Of Conservation Foundation Inc. under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628). The grant aims to increase public awareness and appreciation for how wildlife conservation efforts in the U.S. are primarily funded through the purchases of hunting licenses and excise-taxed outdoor recreation products, rather than through general taxpayer dollars. To achieve this, the...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) will provide $173,549 to the Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) to develop a replicable methodology for state fish and wildlife agencies (SFWAs) to build new collaborations with unengaged population segments and novel partner organizations. The project will work with at least one agency in each of the four Association of Fish and Wildlife...
Through this $562,842 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the agency and Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition will partner to restore and steward important fish and wildlife habitat on non-federal land in Southeast Alaska. Specifically, the award will support 11 habitat restoration, assessment, planning and outreach projects carried out by the Coalition and its member groups from August 31,...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628), will fund marketing campaigns aimed at recruiting, retaining, and reactivating (R3) hunters and target shooters across 5 trial state fish and wildlife agencies (SFWAs). The $283,810.62 award will provide a $50,000 subaward to each of the 5 selected SFWAs to implement targeted marketing efforts within their states during 2025....
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) will support the Wildlife Management Institute, Inc. in developing and placing YouTube advertising campaigns to promote hunting content and introduce new participants to hunting in four states - Idaho, Tennessee, Maryland, and Iowa. The $237,478.45 award will be used to create and run the YouTube ad campaigns, study conversion rates, and make adjustments to maximize their...
This $650,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program supports a range of activities to implement early detection monitoring and surveillance for invasive species in south central Alaska. The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) will lead the effort, collaborating with state agencies, tribal partners, and other organizations. Key products and services to be delivered include:...
This $182,190 Project Grant awarded on January 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) will fund the United States Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation to conduct research and communication efforts related to wildlife management. The key activities include: Updating and expanding data from a 20-year-old study on nuisance wildlife trends, current damage levels, expected outcomes if hunting and trapping...
This $275,120 Project Grant was awarded on January 1, 2025 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) to the Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA). The project aims to increase states' ability to carry out conservation and public use of resources managed under the Wildlife Restoration and Sport Fish Restoration Acts by providing the tools, insights, and knowledge needed to better engage with all segments of the...
This Project Grant award of $435,825.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Social and Economic Science, provided under CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, supports research at Western Washington University (WWU) to investigate the use of strategic anthropomorphic animal imagery (SAAIS) to activate empathy, promote conservation behaviors, and engage diverse populations. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year project include:...
The Alaska Sealife Center (ASC) was awarded a $1.1 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655). Through this three-year award concluding in October 2025, ASC will conduct research to understand impacts of changing ocean conditions on marine species in Alaska. ASC will perform controlled experiments and develop indicators to monitor ocean and animal health...