Project Grant F17AP00241

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $305,976 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). The grant supports a 5-year project from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029 to maintain waterfowl and other migratory game bird populations at sustainable levels while maximizing recreational use. Key activities include...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $619,787 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The grant supports the Waterfowl Investigations Project, which collects critical scientific data on waterfowl abundance, trends, recruitment, mortality, and distribution in California. This information is used to inform waterfowl conservation efforts, harvest...

This $2,003,055 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611), supports research on the impacts of shellfish aquaculture operations on waterfowl and waterbird populations in Rhode Island coastal ponds and Narragansett Bay. Key activities include: Researching waterfowl and waterbird populations, developing a decision support tool to evaluate potential effects of new aquaculture facilities, determining...

This $2,877,743 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Fish and Wildlife Agency. The grant supports the agency's mission to protect and manage New Jersey's fish and wildlife resources through statewide monitoring and research programs under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The grant funds will enable NJDEP to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $12,093,667 Formula Grant to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The grant will be used to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds and mammals and their habitats in Alabama. Specifically, the funding will enable ADCNR to renovate and replace aging infrastructure and equipment to properly manage...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $7,520,000 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The grant will fund a five-year initiative to enhance conservation stewardship and improve the management of game species and their habitats in New Jersey. Key objectives include recruiting, retaining, and reactivating sportsmen...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) provides $202,219 to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. to restore 197 wetland acres and 15 upland acres, and enhance 20 wetland acres across multiple counties in Wisconsin. The restoration and enhancement activities include removing drainage ditches, spoil banks, and berms, as well as planting warm season native prairie species. This work will increase...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $505,000 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal grant program (CFDA 15.611) from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2027. The funding will support efforts by the Commonwealth's Division of Fisheries & Wildlife to gather information on waterfowl species in Massachusetts and the Atlantic Flyway through banding, marking, and tracking programs. Population...

This $1,224,324 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) will provide funding to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) over a 3-year period from July 2024 to June 2027. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: 1) Reviewing and providing comments on environmental impacts to fish and wildlife for development proposals...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $599,382 Formula Grant to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The grant supports CDFW's Waterfowl Investigations project, which collects critical scientific data on waterfowl populations, trends, recruitment, and distribution in California through aerial surveys, trapping, marking, and harvest surveys....