Project Grant F21AP01197

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded $241,500 under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to acquire a 292-acre conservation easement in northeastern Montana. The Nature Conservancy will use the June 28, 2022 award to prohibit destructive land uses that could degrade critical habitat along the migration pathway for northern sage steppe pronghorn. The easement encompasses wetlands, riparian woodlands, and grasslands important to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,501,300 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program to The Nature Trust of British Columbia. The grant supports the permanent protection of up to 500 acres of critical wetland, grassland, and upland habitats in British Columbia's Columbia River Valley and Wycliffe Wildlife Corridor. Key activities include acquiring fee simple private lands to safeguard breeding and nesting...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $848,340.54 in funding to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc. to support expanded grazing management and grassland conservation efforts in Montana. The five-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2029, focuses on implementing grazing improvements, restoring native vegetation, enhancing habitat for...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana-Dakotas Region awarded the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) a Cooperative Agreement totaling $206,603.40 under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) on September 25, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 24, 2026. Through this award, NWF will implement targeted aquatic habitat improvements across 8-18 miles of streams on BLM-managed lands in Montana while building technical capacity within BLM's Montana-Dakotas Aquatic...

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...

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks will receive $955,420 under a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 State Wildlife Grants program to initiate priority planning projects across Montana through September 2027. The projects aim to improve connectivity and protect sensitive habitats for 12 aquatic species of greatest conservation need, including blue sucker, bull trout, northern redbelly dace, paddlefish, pallid sturgeon,...

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded $388,578 to the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Division under the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This formula grant will provide survey and inventory data, analyses, and conservation planning support focused on aquatic species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) and community types of greatest conservation need (CTGCN) in Montana. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Division received a $117,526 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634), effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The grant funds the installation of one new fish barrier and the improvement of an existing fish barrier on two key tributary streams in Montana that currently support genetically...

Federal Grant Award Summary On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $3.86 million to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to acquire a conservation easement on approximately 1,131 acres of working forestland near Kalispell, Montana. The project will protect the Foy's to Blacktail Forest property from subdivision and residential development, effectively tripling the adjacent Herron Park and expanding public...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623), awarded a $1,604,000.00 Project Grant to the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, doing business as Manitoba Habitat Conservancy, on January 17, 2025. This grant will enable the organization to perpetually protect 2,387 acres of high-quality wetlands and associated uplands in the Manitoba Prairie Habitat Joint Venture (PHJV) target landscapes through...