The grant activities include administration and coordination of wildlife and sport fish restoration (wsfr) fundedprojects in idaho

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Idaho Department of Fish and Game $316,759 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This Formula Grant supports the administration and coordination of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) funded projects across Idaho, delivering comprehensive wildlife management and conservation services to the state.

The grant funds statewide wildlife management activities including wildlife research, surveys and inventories, habitat management, wildlife health programs, and fish and wildlife technical assistance. Additional supported services encompass statewide hunter education programs, operations at the MK Nature Center, public access initiatives on large tracts of land and Idaho Department of Lands properties, and habitat program infrastructure development. These activities are implemented in accordance with the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, which authorizes federal grants to state fish and wildlife agencies for wildlife conservation, management, habitat restoration, and hunter education programs.

Grants include statewide wildlife management, which includes project statements for statewidewildlife research, statewide wildlife surveys and inventories, statewide habitat management, statewide wildlifehealth program statewide fish and wildlife technical assistance, statewide hunter education programs, MK nature center, large tracts public access, idaho department of lands public access, and habitat program infrastructure.