This grant is to enhance the delivery of new jersey s wildlife action plan by improving plan accessibility, increasing engagement, and tracking implementation

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) received a $150,415 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants Program (CFDA 15.634), effective September 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027. This award funds the enhancement and modernization of New Jersey's 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan (NJWAP) by developing customized reports and creating a digital implementation tracking system. The deliverables include a web-enabled platform that tracks conservation implementation efforts across both individual users and larger conservation partners, alongside best practices documentation for engagement and implementation strategies.

The primary products under this grant center on improving accessibility and stakeholder engagement for wildlife conservation initiatives. By establishing a dynamic, technology-enabled system to monitor and report on NJWAP implementation progress, NJDEP will enable targeted conservation actions aligned with identified species of greatest conservation need. These outputs directly support the State Wildlife Grants Program's objective of advancing strategic, proactive conservation programs through state-led planning and implementation activities.

To do this, njdep seeks to develop customized reports, create a digital implementation system to track both small users and larger conservation partners efforts, and develop njwap s best practices for engagement and implementation . New jersey s 2025 state wildlife action plan (njwap) incorporates many technological advancements – IT will be a dynamic, web-enabled plan that improves access to our citizens and partners to take targeted conservation actions.