The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $136,050 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). The grant will fund the fee simple title acquisition of 77 acres of land in Monroe County, Alabama. This additional acreage will be incorporated into the existing Red Hills Wildlife Management Area, managed by ADCNR, to provide increased public...
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources received a $972,400.05 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to support wildlife technical assistance, communication, and outreach activities from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding was provided through the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), which provides grants to state wildlife agencies for projects...
The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $6,539,500 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The grant will fund the acquisition of development and recreational rights through a conservation easement on 3,510 acres in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. This additional acreage will act as an expansion to the existing Forever Wildlife Gothard - AWF Yates Lake...
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources received a $2.3 million Formula Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal grant program (CFDA 15.611). The funding will support the Alabama Hunter Education Program - Basic (W-1-50) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program provides grants...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) a $300,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). This grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support a range of activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities in Alabama. The grant funding will enable ADCNR to conduct fish...
This $5,885,903 Formula Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). The grant is funded through the DOI's Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) and supports activities to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities in Alabama. Key activities may include fish population assessments,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $6,102,000 Formula Grant to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The purpose of this 1-year grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, is to provide required hunter education training and recruit new hunters through educational programs that increase wildlife conservation management awareness and...
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) was awarded a $5,000,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) on October 1, 2023. The purpose of this grant is to construct a new public shooting range facility in Shelby County, Alabama that will provide increased access and opportunities for citizens to sight-in sporting arms and participate...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources a $684,139 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The grant will fund various research, survey, monitoring, and management projects to effectively conserve federally listed, candidate, or at-risk wildlife species in Alabama. The projects aim to gather informational data on species population status, habitat, and movement to support...
This $253,847 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program is to support the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) in administering the State Wildlife Grant program to benefit species of greatest conservation need. The funding will enable ADCNR to design and implement strategic, proactive conservation programs across Alabama, including activities such as wildlife surveys,...