Ruffed grouse population size in georgia is very low and restricted to high elevation mountain ranges without any management changes, grouse populations may be at risk of disappearing from the state…

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Award ID
F22AF03587
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$974,525

Award facts

Completion date 77% complete
Funding
  • $730,893.00 Federal
  • $243,632.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Georgia, USA

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About this award

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded the Georgia Department of Natural Resources $974,525 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal grant program (CFDA 15.611) to conduct research and management activities to understand and support ruffed grouse populations in Georgia. Key deliverables include roadside counts of grouse, deployment of automated recorders to detect grouse calls, surveys of small game hunters to better understand harvest levels, and genetic testing to analyze grouse movement across the landscape. The funding will support these efforts through December 2027 to address declining grouse numbers restricted to high elevation areas and inform potential management changes to prevent the species from disappearing from the state.

Description

Ruffed grouse population size in georgia is very low and restricted to high elevation mountain ranges without any management changes, grouse populations may be at risk of disappearing from the state to solve our questions, we will be conducting roadside counts of grouse, while also placing automated recorders in certain areas to detect grouse additionally, we will TRY to better understand harvests of grouse by reaching out to small game hunters with surveys finally, we will conduct genetic testing of grouse to understand how grouse move across the landscape

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Who received award F22AF03587?

F22AF03587 was awarded to Department Of Natural Resources by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on October 1, 2022.

How much is award F22AF03587 worth?

$974,525 has been obligated on F22AF03587: $730,893 in federal funding and $243,632 in non-federal funding.

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