Project Grant 20227000838352

The Wildlife Management Institute, Incorporated will provide services towards an integrated nationwide biodiversity data management system under a $247,169.81 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey. The award was issued on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2024. The award supports work complementary to the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), which aims to advance the classification of public lands and examination...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) provides $182,966.40 to the National Deer Association (NDA) to develop video lessons and PowerPoint decks for live training to address three key knowledge gaps for new adult hunters: 1) understanding regulations, seasons, and licensing; 2) learning how to field dress and process wild game; and 3) finding somewhere to hunt and understanding...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received a Formula Grant award of $355,272 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) effective September 1, 2025. This grant funds the management and ongoing updates to TPWD's Land Management Assistance Online Application, a user-friendly digital platform designed to securely store and manage natural resource data for staff,...

This $439,723 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) program (CFDA 47.079) supports a three-year research and education initiative focused on human-wildlife interactions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The project, led by Florida International University, engages cohorts of six U.S. graduate and undergraduate students from underrepresented STEM backgrounds in an immersive training and research experience....

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217) aims to develop a new approach to teaching forest health across the curriculum for natural resources majors and non-majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), a land-grant university. The $146,796 award supports the following key objectives: 1) developing a new course...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded The University of New Mexico $155,000 under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) to develop novel techniques for quantifying wildlife abundance. Specifically, the University will deploy unmanned aerial systems to image waterfowl and cranes on refuges in New Mexico and Texas, identify species, and provide location data to the Service. Simultaneously, the University will continue developing...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under its Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), awarded a 3-year $143,236 Cooperative Agreement to the Wildlife Management Institute (WMI), a nonprofit organization, to advance the development of a nationwide biodiversity data management system. The key objectives are to: 1) explore the interest and utility of a nationwide integrated database with regional associations and state agencies, 2) identify a potential host for any such regional and...

SUMMARY The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI FWS) awarded $144,142 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant provides funding for the Division of Fish and Wildlife's Geographic Information System (GIS) Section to maintain and operate data management...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Clemson University's Division of Research has been awarded a $298,608 cooperative agreement effective March 1, 2025, through May 31, 2027, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Southeast Region. The award supports a time-limited research and training initiative conducted in partnership with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in...

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628), awarded a $102,520 project grant to the International Hunter Education Association - United States of America (IHEA-USA), a non-profit organization, to cover the travel, accommodations, and equipment costs for state wildlife officers to attend a Train-the-Trainer event for the Hunting Incident Investigation Academy (HIIA). This academy trains wildlife law...