The primary function of this grant is to provide healthy populations of wildlife through population monitoring, habitat development, and technical guidance to constituents statewide

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, awarded a Formula Grant of $12.0 million to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period of July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports five integrated projects designed to maintain healthy wildlife populations statewide: habitat development, operations and maintenance, technical guidance, population monitoring, and coordination and administration.

The grant delivers wildlife conservation and management services that align with the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act objectives. Primary deliverables include habitat restoration and development initiatives, ongoing population monitoring and surveys of wild birds and mammals, technical guidance and assistance to constituents regarding wildlife management, and operational support for wildlife conservation activities. These services are structured to achieve the agency's strategic goals of operational efficiency, excellence in habitat and population management, and exemplary customer service while fulfilling the federal program's core mission of conserving wildlife resources and supporting public recreational access to wildlife areas.

This proposed action consists of fiveprojects: habitat development, operations and maintenance, technical guidance, population monitoring andcoordination and administration that are targeted to serve this purpose while at the same time meeting gamemanagements strategic goals of operational efficiency, excellence in habitat and population management, andexemplary customer service.