Formula Grant F26AF00316
- Federal Grant Award Summary The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) received a Formula Grant award of $895,937.08 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety Program (CFDA 15.611), administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5. The award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, supports implementation of conservation activities identified in West Virginia's 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan targeting...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, awarded the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) $1,211,980 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This formula grant supports the establishment and implementation of management control systems necessary for WVDNR to administer federal aid in sport fish and wildlife...
- This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) will provide $455,428.65 to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The funding will support several activities related to terrestrial habitat conservation and management in West Virginia, including: Continued efforts to classify and map habitat types across the state...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources a formula grant of $5,283,672 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This grant funds comprehensive wildlife management and conservation activities across West Virginia, including habitat restoration and enhancement on the state's wildlife...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources $874,248.00 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for a formula grant beginning January 1, 2026, and concluding December 31, 2029. The award funds a comprehensive research and management initiative focused on understanding and reversing declining ruffed grouse populations across West...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $312,408 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The grant will fund three key activities: 1) completing the installation of remaining Motus wildlife tracking system stations based on a geospatial blueprint developed in 2021, 2) maintaining...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) a $166,666.66 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to accelerate the delivery of habitat conservation actions across a range of ownerships in West Virginia. The grant aims to enhance forest health, resilience, and wildlife habitat to meet complementary objectives, including forest health, resilience, and wildlife conservation....
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, awarded $1,029,403.00 to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the performance period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This formula grant supports the administration and delivery of approved hunter education courses mandated by West Virginia Code for all persons born on or...
- The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) received a $980,884 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). The grant supports a range of wildlife conservation, habitat management, and hunter education initiatives in West Virginia. Key activities include conducting wildlife population surveys, implementing habitat restoration projects, managing...
- The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) received a $13,608,264.96 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety (CFDA 15.611) program. The 5-year grant, effective from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028, will be used to expand the WV DNR's Wildlife Management Area (WMA) system. This will help the agency fulfill its mission of protecting, conserving, and managing...
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources received $141,868.78 in federal funding through the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5. This award, issued January 1, 2026, and concluding December 31, 2026, supports survey, monitoring, research, and conservation activities targeting songbirds with emphasis on species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) in West Virginia. The funded activities encompass avian survey and monitoring through driving counts, walking counts, and autonomous recording equipment deployment. Primary conservation efforts focus on loggerhead shrike metapopulation definition, habitat development, and conservation planning. The grant also provides technical assistance for avian SGCN landscape-level projects coordinated with land management agencies, non-governmental organizations, and central Appalachian state wildlife agencies. Additionally, the award supports development of a citizen science application to collect avian SGCN data from undersampled regions of West Virginia, expanding the state's monitoring capacity and public engagement in wildlife conservation.Federal Formula Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $106.4k | 2/5/26 |