The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $250,036 Formula Grant through the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) program (CFDA 15.634) to the Department of Planning & Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This grant will fund several conservation initiatives from October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, including: DFW acting as a liaison between USFWS and the territory, administering Pittman-Robertson and other aid programs, and preparing new...
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 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...
This $1,601,894.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) will support the U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife in meeting the requirements for participation in and administration of federal assistance for the U.S. Virgin Islands sport fish restoration programs. The funding will allow the Division to continue collecting and analyzing recreational fishing effort and catch data,...
This $121,938 Federal 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 Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) in revising the Puerto Rico State Wildlife Action Plan. This update is required at least every 10 years under federal legislation to guide the state's comprehensive wildlife conservation efforts. The grant funding will enable DNER, the Commonwealth's...
This $677,002 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.634 - State Wildlife Grants) supports the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) in implementing the state's 2015 Wildlife Action Plan. The grant will fund DLNR staff to coordinate the State Wildlife Grant program, including project planning, record-keeping, reporting, field staff supervision, and activity coordination. This will contribute to or implement the...
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, doing business as the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, received a $530,302 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. This funding supports the department's implementation of conservation efforts to benefit Virginia's species of greatest conservation need, as part of their comprehensive wildlife action plan. Specific activities include habitat assessments, species...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior funded the COMPLETE USVI EXOTIC SPECIES CONTROL AND NATIVE SPECIES RESTORATION PROJECT. The $166,613 award supported invasive species eradication and native habitat restoration efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands from June 2027 through September 2029. Through this funding under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program, the recipient conducted exotic plant and animal removal across the USVI, while replanting native...
This federal Formula Grant award of $205,768.47 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The grant will fund a landscape-scale restoration project in Louisiana that aims to increase suitable habitat for 19 species of greatest conservation need. The Nature Conservancy will serve as a sub-recipient for this award, which has an initial performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The...
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...