Project Grant F21AP03631

The Nevada Department of Wildlife received a $111,020 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

The grant funding will support the Nevada Native Trout Management Project to conserve habitat and species for native trout populations in the state. The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program provides federal assistance to states and territories that have cooperative agreements under the Endangered Species Act for listed species recovery efforts. The Nevada Department of Wildlife, as a department of the State of Nevada, will utilize the funding to conduct habitat protection and restoration work, population monitoring, and other conservation activities for native trout during the one-year project period.