The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has awarded a $999,968.20 Cooperative Agreement to Delta Wildlife Inc., a non-profit organization in Leland, Mississippi, under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028). The funding will support continued wildlife conservation and management efforts in the Mississippi Delta region. Key activities to be conducted under this award include: conducting ground and aerial surveys to inventory American white...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $1,160,625 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674) to Wildlife Mississippi, a non-profit organization and foundation. The funding will support efforts to reduce wildfire fuel loads and control extreme fire behavior on approximately 8,000 acres of private land in Mississippi over a 5-year period from September 2023 to October 2028. Project...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $10,580,300 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (MDWFP). The grant, with a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will support MDWFP's efforts to coordinate and manage the state's wildlife management area system to enhance and protect wildlife and their habitat, as well as...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides $245,000 in funding to the Arkansas Wildlife Federation, a non-profit organization, to support habitat restoration projects in Arkansas. The projects will focus on restoring priority habitats including remnant prairie, open pine-oak woodlands, in-stream aquatic areas, riparian zones, and karst environments on private lands. The restoration...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $944,148 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the National Audubon Society, Inc. The goal of this program is to restore and maintain healthy forest ecosystems and wildlife habitat, primarily migratory and resident birds, on federal and non-federal lands along the Upper Mississippi River in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Funding will support a forestry specialist to evaluate...
This $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) supports Wildlife Mississippi, a non-profit organization, in promoting NRCS programs and practices through education, demonstration, and community partnerships to improve conservation leadership skills across Mississippi. The award will fund a 5-year project from October 2024 to September 2029 to develop and implement a range of...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award is from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), CFDA 10.931. The $2,322,891.30 award, dated September 5, 2024, will support the non-profit organization Wildlife Mississippi in executing conservation and restoration activities across Mississippi through September 30, 2028. The award will enable Wildlife Mississippi to leverage ACEP's...
This $436,161 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program will fund projects executed by the State of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (MDWFP) and its university and NGO partners. The projects will help meet objectives outlined in Mississippi's State Wildlife Action Plan, with a focus on benefiting the management of imperiled species like the Florida harvester ant, bayou...
This $615,980 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the CFDA 15.611 Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program supports research projects conducted by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) and cooperating universities. The funded projects provide data that informs the state's wildlife management and habitat improvement recommendations, as well as the setting of hunting seasons and bag limits for...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), provides $200,710.00 to establish a working partnership between the Service and the recipient, Multiplier, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco. The purpose of the agreement is to promote conservation on private lands by facilitating the development and implementation of conservation projects in collaboration with private landowners. The projects...