This grant funds vermont fish and wildlife s vtfwdbusiness office and grant management responsibilities

This $143,750 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) funds the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife's administrative responsibilities for managing over 1,800 annual grants related to sport fish restoration and wildlife restoration efforts.

The grant supports the department's work to assist staff with developing grant applications and performance reports, provide annual training on data entry systems, oversee compliance and financial reporting requirements, conduct site visits, and manage audits. These administrative activities ensure effective oversight and compliance for the various conservation, habitat, and recreation projects funded through federal wildlife and sport fishing grants to Vermont.

Currently vtfwd manages 1824 projectbyproject grants funded with sport fish restoration or wildlife restoration funds on an annual basis. In order to ensure effective administration of these grants and compliance with federal regulations vfwd must address numerous needs from staff and the united states fish and wildlife service USFWS. In the fiveyear period covered by this grant application vfwd will assist staff with developing grant applications and performance reports train staff annually on tracs data entry and oversee the submission of reports conduct or organize trainings for staff on office of conservation investment CI requirements maintain financial records of grant expenditures and complete the federal draw conduct site visits complete the revision of compliance documents monitor incoming license revenue and how IT is spent attend trainings and conferences and oversee audits.