Formula Grant F23AF03468
- This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program provides $147,559 to support the conservation of species of greatest conservation need identified in the U.S. Virgin Islands Wildlife Action Plan. The grant funds will be used by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, to coordinate conservation efforts, reintroduce ground...
- The Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife will facilitate the annual Nuisance and Invasive Species Awareness Week and implement the USVI Eradication Plan for Rats and the Eradication Plan for Agave Snout Weevil through September 2025. Funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Insular Affairs under the CFDA program "Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories", this $102,539 Project Grant will support outreach...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program, provides $494,276.61 to the Guam Department of Agriculture Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources. The funding will support a 3-year initiative to conserve the Slevin's skink, a species of greatest conservation need, by installing wildlife habitat structures on Cocos Island and conducting occupancy surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,130,751 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife. The funding will enable the Division to perform maintenance and necessary repairs on its facilities, vehicles, vessels, and other physical assets integral to completing wildlife restoration objectives. The Division will also provide information...
- The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico will use $801,079 in Formula Grant funding from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to manage recreational fishing activities and study aquatic bird habitats in three state forests from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Specifically, the agency will oversee sport and recreational fishing at the Boqueron, Guanica, and Susua State Forests and gain a...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, awarded a $1,903,231 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) to the Department of Planning & Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant will support the Division's efforts to increase public awareness and interaction with the territory's wildlife resources through skills development workshops, interactive presentations, and outreach events. Key activities include...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $187,873 Formula Grant through its State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. The grant will support updated assessments of amphibians and reptiles on 20 nearby islands and cays in Puerto Rico, where species are especially vulnerable due to isolation and environmental pressures. This work will be carried out in partnership with the Inter American...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program provides $147,727 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments on 110 species of greatest conservation need and incorporate climate adaptation strategies into the development of the 2025 Wildlife Action Plan update. The project aims to strengthen the climate change resilience...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $499,922.50 Project Grant under the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant aims to increase conservation efforts for three listed native seabird species on the island of Kauai - the Newell's Shearwater, Hawaiian Petrel, and Band-rumped Storm-petrel. Key objectives include initiating a new seabird population...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $405,022 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634). The grant, with an award date of October 1, 2023 and a completion date of December 31, 2025, supports conservation efforts for the federally endangered endemic bird species Akikiki and Akeke'e on the island of Kauai. The key objectives are to: 1)...
THE APPROACH WILL CONSIST OF MULTIPLE JOBS: (1) THE DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (DFW) WILL ACT AS ALIAISON BETWEEN THE USFWS AND THE TERRITORY ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE SWG PROJECTS ANDADMINISTER FERAL AID PROGRAMS, PREPARE, AND SUBMIT NEW GRANT PROPOSALS TO MEET TERRITORIAL ANDFEDERAL STANDARDS OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF SWG PROJECTS IN THE TERRITORY (2) DFW WILL REINTRODUCE AND MONITOR POPULATIONS OF ST. CROIX GROUND LIZARDS AT TWO SITESPREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED ON THE MAIN ISLAND OF ST. CROIX, AS WELL AS MONITORING OF CURRENT POPULATIONSON OFFSHORE CAYS (3) DFW WILL SAMPLE FOR FRESHWATER FISH AND MACROINVERTEBRATE POPULATIONS,FOCUSING ON SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED (SGCN), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AMERICANEEL (ANGUILLA ROSTRATA) AND FRESHWATER CRAB (EPILOBOCERA SINUATIFRONS) (4) DFW WILL COORDINATE ANDASSIST IN CONDUCTING BIOACOUSTIC SURVEYS OF AVIAN AND AMPHIBIAN POPULATIONS, FOCUSING ON SPECIESOF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED (SGCN), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BRIDLED QUAIL-DOVE (GEOTRYGONMYSTACEA), WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON (PATAGIOENAS LEUCOCEPHALA), MUTE FROG (ELEUTHERODACTYLUSLENTUS) AND VIRGIN ISLANDS COQUI (ELEUTHERODACTYLUS SCHWWARTZI) AND (5) DFW WILL CONTINUE UPDATING THEUSVI STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN (SWAP) FOR 2025 BY CREATING TECHNICAL REPORTS FOR THE INCLUSION OFPLANTS AND INVERTEBRATES, AS WELL AS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ENGAGEMENTON SWAP REVISIONS IN 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | ($202k) | 8/14/25 | ||
| Not listed | $250.0k | 9/18/23 |