The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $4,406,825 Formula Grant on July 1, 2024 to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The grant will fund WV DNR's management and conservation activities for the state's wildlife resources, including wildlife management on state lands and private lands, as well as providing wildlife-associated recreation opportunities. Key activities include...
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) received a $980,884 Formula Grant award 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). The grant supports a range of wildlife conservation, habitat management, and hunter education initiatives in West Virginia. Key activities include conducting wildlife population surveys, implementing habitat restoration projects, managing...
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) received a $13,608,264.96 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety (CFDA 15.611) program. The 5-year grant, effective from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028, will be used to expand the WV DNR's Wildlife Management Area (WMA) system. This will help the agency fulfill its mission of protecting, conserving, and managing...
This $5,283,672 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) supports the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources' (WV DNR) efforts to manage, conserve, and protect the state's wildlife resources and natural areas. The grant funds a comprehensive natural resources program that creates, enhances, promotes, and supports wildlife management, habitat restoration,...
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) will receive $1,069,736 under a Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 to manage activities funded through the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. The WV DNR will utilize the funding to conduct fish and wildlife conservation, restoration, and management activities through its Wildlife Resources Section and Law...
This $3,976,952 Formula Grant awarded by 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) provides funding to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources for a five-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. The purpose of this grant is to establish safe, family-friendly, and environmentally responsible public shooting range facilities across the state of West Virginia. In addition,...
This $1,029,403 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) supports the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources' efforts to administer approved hunter education courses and reduce hunting incidents across the state. The key objectives of this one-year grant, running from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, are to recruit and train basic hunter education instructors,...
This $312,408 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) supports the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources' (WV DNR) efforts to expand the Motus Wildlife Tracking System in the state. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) installing the remaining Motus receiving stations outlined in the WV DNR's geospatial blueprint plan for 2022-2026, 2)...
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will receive $129,856 under a Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5. The grant is funded through the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), which provides funding to state wildlife agencies for projects to manage and enhance wild birds, mammals, and their habitats. Under this award, the Division of Natural Resources will assess the genetic population...
This $520,748 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) supports the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources' (WV DNR) efforts to reintroduce and monitor the elk (Cervus elaphus) population in West Virginia. Key activities include: Continuing the elk reintroduction program that began in 2016, with additional elk releases from Kentucky and Arizona over several years...