The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,225,848 Formula Grant to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The grant funds the AGFC to conduct at least 25 investigations consisting of research, surveys, and monitoring activities by June 30, 2025 to better understand wildlife populations in Arkansas and develop recommendations for effective species...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,785,908 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC). The grant funding will be used to maintain the state's wildlife management area system and provide additional public hunting opportunities by leasing 287,180 acres of privately owned land until June 30, 2025. The key expected outcomes are to increase public hunting access, enhance wildlife...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $400,000 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC). The purpose of this 1-year grant project, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, is to continue the coordination and administration of 30 wildlife and sport fish restoration program grants. Through effective management of these grants, the project aims to benefit Arkansas's fish and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,059,184 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC). The grant will fund activities to maintain healthy wildlife populations by providing technical guidance to approximately 650 private landowners in Arkansas regarding best wildlife and habitat management practices. Key objectives include: Developing 350 management plans in collaboration with...
This Formula Grant award for $846,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.611 - Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program) supports the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission in providing technical assistance to 712 landowners and hunting clubs by June 30, 2026. The key objectives are to help manage localized deer herd densities, improve herd population health and reproductive rates, enhance species richness and forest health,...
This $10,331,088 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) supports the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission's efforts to operate and maintain 132 wildlife management areas (WMAs) across the state. The key objectives of the grant are to: (1) directly maintain and operate infrastructure on 62 state-owned WMAs to allow public hunting and other outdoor recreation by June 2025; (2) directly manage and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $371,624 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC). The grant funding is for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 and will support the following key activities: Train 100 new hunter education volunteer instructors and provide continued training to 100 active instructors by June 30, 2025 Conduct 400 instructor-led...
This $400,000 Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611), will support the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission in delivering technical assistance to 700 landowners and hunting clubs in Arkansas by June 30, 2025. The objective is to help manage localized deer herd densities, which will improve herd populations, species diversity, and forest health conditions, while also reducing negative...
This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Formula Grant in the amount of $800,000.00 was awarded to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The grant is funded under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611), which provides funding to state agencies for wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation initiatives. The key objectives for this award are to: 1) Conduct wildlife disease monitoring and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $270,000 Formula Grant to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The grant will fund AGFC's operation of a game check system to record and report deer, turkey, elk, and bear harvests in Arkansas during the 2024-2025 seasons. The agency anticipates collecting 200,000 deer, 10,000 turkey, 75 elk, and 400 bear harvest reports through this system. The data...