This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program aims to enhance the monitoring of sportfish populations in Mississippi's estuarine and coastal waters. Specifically, the $120,000 grant will be used by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to expand passive acoustic telemetry monitoring in the Grand Bay region. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. This...
This $227,500 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) will work to enhance recreational fishing opportunities, recreational diving opportunities, and improve habitat for targeted reef fish and inshore species in Mississippi. The grant, awarded to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), will fund a range of activities focused on restoring, conserving, managing, and enhancing...
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) received a $126,568 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant aims to delineate the movements and space use of various telemetered fisheries species within Mississippi's waters and the Gulf of Mexico. Under the grant, MDMR will compile acoustic telemetry data on targeted species like red drum, southern flounder, grey snapper,...
This $266,667 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program supports the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) in conducting coastal sport fish studies in Mississippi. The award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, will fund MDMR's efforts to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities along the Mississippi...
This $106,673 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR). The grant funding will support continued angler-cooperative tagging and release studies of four sport fish species - cobia, tripletail, red drum, and spotted seatrout - in Mississippi coastal waters and the adjacent Gulf of Mexico. The purpose is to obtain data on the seasonal...
This federal Formula Grant award of $346,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) supports the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks' Aquatic Education Program. The program includes, but is not limited to, youth angling activities, aquaria operation and maintenance, and the distribution of educational materials. The award is effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and funds a...
This $4,026,300.00 Formula Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant funding will support the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (MDWFP) in implementing a range of activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities across the state. Key projects to be funded include fish...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) a $370,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program. The grant will provide administrative and coordination support for various marine fisheries research projects and coastal restoration/resiliency activities through Apr 2026. Key products and services funded include: Management and oversight of artificial reef construction, sport fish population monitoring, and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $561,100 Formula Grant to the State of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (MDWFP) to coordinate and administer Sport Fish Restoration projects in Mississippi for the 2025 fiscal year. The Sport Fish Restoration program provides federal funding to state fish and wildlife agencies to support comprehensive sport fisheries management and conservation efforts. Through this grant, MDWFP will execute a...
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) received a $102,668 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) with a performance period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The grant will fund the continued engagement of volunteer anglers in a cooperative tagging and release study of cobia, tripletail, spotted seatrout, and red drum in Mississippi coastal waters and the adjacent Gulf of Mexico. The objectives are to...