Formula Grant F23AF03225

This $1,003,470 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program supports the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) in implementing the conservation actions, monitoring, and research projects identified in Maryland's State Wildlife Action Plan for the period 2015-2025. The grant funds will enable MD DNR to carry out a range of activities to protect and manage high-priority species,...

This $163,000 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The grant funds will support the third year of a project by the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) to revise the Maryland Wildlife Action Plan. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Updating the list of species in Maryland that are considered of greatest conservation need,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $157,550 Formula Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634) for the fourth and final year of a multi-year project to revise Maryland's Wildlife Action Plan. The award period runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The primary deliverables include: (1) a prioritized list of species of greatest conservation need; (2) documentation of...

Federal Grant Award Summary The State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $1,297,235.55 formula grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This award funds implementation of conservation actions, monitoring, and research projects identified in Maryland's 2015-2025 State Wildlife Action Plan, with emphasis on high-priority species of greatest conservation need (SGCN)...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,702,561 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). The grant will fund the placement of perpetual conservation easements on 1,118.754 acres of coastal wetlands and uplands in Dorchester County, Maryland, expanding the resilience of the nearby Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area. The project...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $127,063.00 to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) to conduct a comprehensive inventory of Maryland state rare plants in the Piscataway (PISC) unit of National Capital Parks East. The project will build on previous inventory work and Maryland...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $333,333 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the State Wildlife Grants federal grant program (CFDA 15.634). The award period is from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026 to support conservation of saltmarsh sparrow habitat in Maryland. The State Wildlife Grants program aims to help state fish and wildlife agencies design and implement strategic conservation programs. This...

This $488,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) in implementing the Maryland Bipartisan Infrastructure Law State Forest Action Plan Priorities. The funding will be used to advance comprehensive forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in Maryland over the project period from November...

The Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. will collaborate with the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 on implementing several habitat restoration projects benefitting brook trout and at-risk species in Maryland and Delaware through December 2025. Funded at $306,671.41 through the Coastal Program, the Cooperative Agreement will support strategic habitat restoration and conservation planning, survey and monitoring activities, species...

This $3,276,626 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program supports wildlife conservation and research initiatives in Pennsylvania. The funding will be used by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to: Implement the state's 2015-2025 Wildlife Action Plan, including initiating the plan's 2025 revision, and directing conservation actions for the state's highest priority species and habitats. This...