Project Grant F22AP01590

This $430,710 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will protect 117.5 acres of wetlands and 421.9 acres of forested upland buffer habitat in Penobscot, Maine. The grant recipient, the Forest Society of Maine, will use the funds to acquire a conservation easement to preserve critical bird habitat, including habitat for federally and state-listed endangered, threatened, and candidate species. This project...

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 $800,000.00 to permanently protect 85.25 acres within the Piscataqua River Estuary in York County, Maine. The funding will be used by the Great Works Regional Land Trust (GWRLT) to acquire the property in fee title, which includes 16.25 acres of freshwater and intertidal wetlands, 0.26 miles of shoreline, and 69 acres of uplands....

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry a $6,006,000 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program. The purpose of this 3-year award, effective October 1, 2023, is to permanently protect 7,248 acres of habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife in Maine through fee title acquisition and conservation easements. This funding will support the state agency's efforts to preserve...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Ducks Unlimited, Inc. a $3 million Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to permanently protect and enhance over 1,400 acres of habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to acquire fee title to 644 acres and conservation easements on 96 acres in North Carolina and South Carolina, permanently protecting 740 acres. An additional...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, totaling $8,054,820, will permanently protect 18.1 acres of land through fee donation and restore 1,723.4 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in Massachusetts under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program (NAWCF, CFDA 15.623). Ducks Unlimited, Inc., as prime awardee through its Great Lakes/Atlantic Region office, will work to protect and restore a total of 1,741.5...

This $4.35 million project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will permanently protect 1,650 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in South Carolina. Ducks Unlimited, Inc., through its Southern Regional Office, will acquire the land fee title to conserve important habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. The completion date for the land acquisition is March 31, 2026. This award...

This $2,456,030 Project Grant awarded on January 17, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program will enable the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (dba Manitoba Habitat Conservancy) to undertake the following key activities: Secure 1,983 acres of wetland and adjacent upland habitat through perpetual conservation easements in Manitoba. Additionally, 400 new waterfowl nesting structures (hen...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $368,437 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to protect 168.2 acres of wetland habitat in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The funding will facilitate the new acquisition of the 102-acre Huber property and 66.2-acre Burkholder property, which are located within the Cussewago Bottom Important Bird Area (IBA) and North American Waterfowl Management Plan focus...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, totaling $4,031,723, will support conservation and enhancement activities through March 2026. Funded under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. will permanently protect 979 acres through conservation easement donation and enhance 445 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in South Carolina. Specifically, this award will aid in the protection...