The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $3,612,741 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Wildlife Division. The grant aims to provide unlimited free public hunting access to private lands enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) within the James River watershed in South Dakota. This funding supports efforts to improve hunting...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $266,667 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of South Dakota's Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division. This grant funding will support the Working Lands Habitat Program (WLHP), which provides cost-share incentives to private landowners in South Dakota for converting marginal cropland to perennial grassland habitats to benefit wildlife. The WLHP project...
The State South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division received a $2,030,587 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). This grant will fund comprehensive wildlife conservation and management efforts in South Dakota over the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Key activities include wildlife population monitoring, habitat restoration,...
The State of South Dakota Wildlife Division received a $1.33 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to provide unlimited free public hunting access on private lands enrolled in the USDA Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) within the James River watershed through September 30, 2023. The CREP project targets key pheasant habitat and...
This federal 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) provides $1,333,333 in funding to the State of South Dakota's Game, Fish and Parks Wildlife Division. The purpose of this grant is to support the division's Private Lands Habitat Program for calendar year 2025, which provides cost-share incentives to landowners for completing habitat development projects...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI FWS) awarded a $2,265,487 Formula Grant under the Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program (CFDA 15.626) to the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division. The purpose of this grant is to partially fund the expansion and renovation of the outdoor campus of the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division. The project will include constructing a new indoor archery shooting range and storage, classroom...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $3,240,000 Formula Grant through the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education (CFDA 15.611) program to the South Dakota Game Fish & Park Wildlife Division. The grant will support the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) in South Dakota's James River Watershed from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. The CREP program provides unlimited free public hunting access on private lands enrolled in the U.S. Department of...
This $895,750 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) supports the development and operation of 18 shooting range facilities in South Dakota. The objective is to provide a safe place for hunter education and public shooting skill development and practice. Key activities include operating and maintaining the shooting range facilities to deliver these services. The grant...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service provides $2,666,666.00 to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks - Wildlife Division to support the operation, maintenance, and development of wildlife habitat and public use facilities on Game Production Areas (GPAs) and Water Access Areas (WAAs) across the state. The funding will also be used to purchase equipment, implements, and work utility vehicles needed to perform...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $12,041,759 Formula Grant to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The grant funds will be used to manage and monitor wildlife populations using scientifically-proven principles, deliver technical guidance to constituents throughout the state, protect and enhance habitats, and provide safe and enjoyable outdoor recreational...