Formula Grant F25AF00564

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6 awarded a $1,333,333.00 Formula Grant to the State South Dakota Game Fish & PK Wildlife Division on January 1, 2025. The grant funding supports the division's SDGFPS Private Lands Habitat Program for calendar year 2025. This program provides cost-share incentives to private landowners in South Dakota to complete habitat development projects on their farms and ranches using wildlife habitat-based management practices. The grant will help the division carry out its broader responsibilities for managing and conserving South Dakota's wildlife resources, habitats, and outdoor recreational opportunities. This award is part of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611), which provides federal grants to state fish and wildlife agencies for comprehensive wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation initiatives.