Project Grant F19AP00307

This award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will provide $4,503,500.00 to the Downeast Lakes Land Trust to permanently protect 1,082.7 acres of habitat for the benefit of migratory birds and other wildlife. The funds will be used for fee title acquisition to permanently conserve this critical wetland and associated upland habitat. This 2-year project grant, awarded on Jul 1, 2024, aligns with...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) provides $201,600.00 to Pheasants Forever, Inc. to restore 24.9 acres of palustrine wetland habitat and enhance 63.3 acres of associated uplands on 88.19 acres of permanently protected waterfowl production areas. The habitat restoration and enhancement work will benefit breeding waterfowl and other wildlife on these permanently protected...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service, under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623), will provide $8,463,603.00 to permanently restore 2,934 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in South Florida for the benefit of migratory birds and other wildlife. The award was made to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s Southern Regional Office on Jan 1, 2025, with a final completion date of Dec 31, 2028. The project aims to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division. The grant funding will be used to directly restore, enhance, create, or manage 5,000 acres of grassland and wetland habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota by September 30, 2026. The key activities include seeding 1,300 acres of new native grasses and forbs, removing or...

This $1,277,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will provide permanent protection for 3,454 acres of wildlife habitat within a critical migratory flyway in Michigan's Upper Great Lakes region. The funds will enable the Michigan Nature Association, a non-profit conservation organization, to acquire four land tracts to help ensure long-term conservation of high-quality wetland...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $6,000,000 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources on July 1, 2024. The purpose of this award is to permanently protect 3,530 acres of habitat to benefit migratory birds and other wildlife. The funding will be used for fee title acquisition to protect this critical wetland ecosystem. This grant aligns with the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund's mission to...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623), provides $2,456,030.00 to the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, doing business as Manitoba Habitat Conservancy, a Canadian non-profit organization. The award period runs from January 17, 2025 to December 31, 2026. Through this grant, the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation and its partner Delta Waterfowl Foundation will...

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Project Grant award under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658) provides $1,000,000 in funding to the US For Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education Inc. to acquire and protect 1,153 acres of tropical rainforest in southern Belize. The purpose is to restore and conserve migratory songbird wintering habitat utilized by species impacted by historic mercury contamination in the South River and...

This Project Grant award of $579,897 was made by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program. The grant will be used by the Eco-Logic Development Fund to implement a 4-pillar solution to strengthen conservation area management, train local youth and adults to document migratory bird presence, protect forest habitats through climate change mitigation, and educate children and youth on the...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will provide $4,444,071 to The Nature Conservancy of Canada to secure and enhance wetland and upland habitat within the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture region in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The grant will fund the permanent protection of at least 350 acres of wetlands and 1,325 acres of associated uplands through fee-simple...