The Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $333,333 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the State Wildlife Grants federal grant program (CFDA 15.634). The award period is from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026 to support conservation of saltmarsh sparrow habitat in Maryland. The State Wildlife Grants program aims to help state fish and wildlife agencies design and implement strategic conservation programs. This...
This $1,003,470 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program supports the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) in implementing the conservation actions, monitoring, and research projects identified in Maryland's State Wildlife Action Plan for the period 2015-2025. The grant funds will enable MD DNR to carry out a range of activities to protect and manage high-priority species,...
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) received a $1,017,664 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634). The purpose of this 1-year grant is to implement the conservation actions, monitoring, and research projects identified in Maryland's State Wildlife Action Plan (2015-2025), especially for high-priority species including plants and their habitats. Key activities to be funded include wildlife surveys,...
This $163,000 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The grant funds will support the third year of a project by the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) to revise the Maryland Wildlife Action Plan. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Updating the list of species in Maryland that are considered of greatest conservation need,...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $4,012,220.50 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The grant will support science-based wildlife conservation and management activities in Maryland, including data collection, research, and monitoring on the health, abundance, distribution, and...
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $245,666 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634) to administer the Regional Conservation Needs grants from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. The grant supports regional coordination on species of greatest conservation need across multiple Northeast states through six projects, including standardized survey protocols, an analysis of impacts from renewable energy...
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $1.7 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA 15.605) for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The funding supports activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations for public use and benefit in Maryland. Specifically, the award will fund projects and initiatives that restore...
This $1,352,827 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) aims to provide wildlife habitat management recommendations and technical guidance to landowners and agencies in Maryland for resolving human-wildlife conflicts. The grant recipient, the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR), will use the funding to deliver...
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $990,783.99 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA 15.605) to support activities from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The funding will support the Survey and Management of Freshwater Fishery Resources project. Specifically, the Department will conduct activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $332,836 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources from April 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024 under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634). The primary purpose of this funding is to support the recipient in designing and implementing a strategic, proactive conservation program to help protect Michigan's wildlife species of greatest conservation need. Key services to be delivered include...