The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $336,758.65 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634). The grant will fund the Midwest Bumble Bee Atlas project from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The Midwest Bumble Bee Atlas project will engage community scientists to conserve species of greatest conservation need bumble bees in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska....
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $362,451.83 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 to conduct the Midwest Bumble Bee Atlas from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The grant was awarded under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634), which provides funding to state fish and wildlife agencies to design and implement strategic conservation programs. Through this funding, the Iowa DNR will engage community...
The federal Formula Grant award with ID F25AF00897 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The $173,288 grant supports the "Bumble Bee Atlas" initiative, a community science-driven monitoring program to document the current distribution, site occupancy, and habitat associations of bumble bee species across Kansas. The project aims to fill knowledge gaps regarding bumble bees in the state by...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $207,800 Project Grant to the Missouri Department of Conservation, doing business as Conservation Department, under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The grant funding supports research to address the problem of low fecundity (fertility) in small populations of the endangered Mead's milkweed plant. The project will be conducted from October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026. The Missouri...
This federal Formula Grant award of $1,757,595.39 is provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The grant is implemented by the Missouri Department of Conservation to accomplish objectives outlined in the state's Wildlife Action Plan. The funding supports a range of wildlife conservation activities in Missouri, including species monitoring, habitat restoration, endangered species research, and other ecosystem...
This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service award under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program provides $459,406.00 to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to establish a long-term monitoring program for California bumble bees. The project aims to: 1) extend the existing California Bumble Bee Atlas survey for an additional year, 2) develop a priority framework for ongoing bumble bee monitoring across California, and 3) draft a comprehensive...
The Xerces Society Inc. was awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 to conduct the Great Plains Bumble Bee Atlas from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The award is being administered under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), which aims to secure information and undertake restoration activities to help prevent the need to list species under the Endangered Species Act. Through this funding,...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $344,577 under a three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3. The grant is funded through the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634), which provides funding to state fish and wildlife agencies to implement strategic conservation programs. From 2022 to 2025, the Department will improve over 1,450 additional acres of public and private lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin to benefit...
This $1,314,313.59 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 Missouri Department of Conservation in accomplishing objectives outlined in the state's Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). The grant funding ensures the proper administration, coordination, and implementation of the SWAP and State Wildlife Grants program within Missouri. Key activities to be delivered through this award include...
This $333,337 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program supports research on the breeding and migration ecology of at-risk birds and bats within restored woodlands of the Missouri River corridor in Nebraska. The primary awardee, the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, will collaborate with the Northern Prairies Land Trust and the University of Nebraska at Omaha to conduct wildlife surveys,...