Formula Grant F26AF00446
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded $750,000 in Formula Grant funding to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027. The grant supports the development and implementation of a Geographic Information System (GIS) that will enhance the Division's management of 1,535,585 acres of...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary 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...
- 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 (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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded $306,878.00 to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to support elk herd management and meningeal brainworm disease mitigation efforts in West Virginia. The award, obligated on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, funds research and evaluation of habitat management...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources $520,748 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030. This Formula Grant supports the elk reintroduction program in West Virginia through comprehensive spatial ecology research and long-term population monitoring. The award funds a Ph.D. student...
- 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 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5) awarded a Formula Grant of $2,645,586.15 to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The award, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, funds comprehensive initiatives designed to increase hunter recruitment, retention, and reactivation across Virginia. The...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded the Georgia Department of Natural Resources $974,525 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal grant program (CFDA 15.611) to conduct research and management activities to understand and support ruffed grouse populations in Georgia. Key deliverables include roadside counts of grouse, deployment of automated recorders to detect grouse calls, surveys of small game hunters to better...
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 Virginia through landscape-level strategies on both public and private lands. The primary deliverables include: (1) establishing baseline data on ruffed grouse occurrence and population abundances using Autonomous Recording Unit (ARU) technology; (2) assessing how current landscape conditions and management practices impact ruffed grouse occupancy and abundance; (3) identifying opportunities for landscape-level planning and management coordination across state and private lands; and (4) investigating the potential role of West Nile Virus in contributing to population declines. These research outcomes will inform implementation of the Eastern Grouse Conservation Plan's landscape-scale forest management strategies designed to create diverse forest conditions necessary for ruffed grouse population recovery in the Appalachian region.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $655.7k | 2/5/26 |