The cnmi division of fish wildlifes coordination section is dedicated to supporting all wildlife restoration and sport fish restoration (wsfr) funded projects

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources received a formula grant award of $400,004.00 from the Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award funds the Division of Fish and Wildlife Coordination Section, which provides comprehensive administrative and compliance support for all Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) funded projects within the territory. Key services include processing employee contracts, managing off-island recruitment efforts, administering procurement actions, processing monthly payments for goods and services, and ensuring equitable cost distribution across all benefiting programs and projects.

The Division of Fish and Wildlife Coordination Section delivers quality assurance and compliance oversight functions critical to effective grant administration. Deliverables include quality control reviews of all grant documents, expenditure reconciliation to ensure adherence to local and federal requirements, and verification of compliance with grant award conditions. These administrative and financial management services support the territory's wildlife conservation initiatives, including endangered species recovery programs, fisheries management, habitat restoration, and invasive species control efforts carried out under various federal funding mechanisms authorized by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.

We will process all administrative tasks such as employee contracts, off-island recruitments, procurement actions, and process monthly payments for goods and services received, and ensure equal distribution of costs across all programs and projects benefiting from these goods and services. Additionally, we will perform quality control checks on all grant documents and reconcile expenditures to ensure compliance with local and federal requirements and grant award conditions.