Project Grant F26AP00217
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $112,660.91 Project Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The grant supports data collection and habitat restoration efforts to help conserve the endangered Frosted Elfin butterfly, which has experienced significant population declines. Key activities include surveying priority sites, launching a captive breeding and reintroduction program, and implementing cost-effective...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $219,500 Project Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The grant will support the collection of data to inform habitat restoration for the declining Frosted Elfin butterfly, as well as the launch of a captive breeding and reintroduction program to augment existing sites and establish new populations. These conservation actions are intended to help avoid the need for federal...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $335,293.58 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC). The grant supports various conservation activities focused on protecting threatened, endangered, and at-risk species in North Florida, including the frosted elfin, black creek crayfish, Suwannee alligator snapping turtle, and flatwoods salamander. Key...
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a $607,309 U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Formula Grant award under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The grant objectives are to implement Florida's State Wildlife Action Plan through six research and monitoring projects focused on species of greatest conservation need. Key projects include surveys of reddish egrets, mapping of biodiversity hotspots, monitoring protocols for eastern...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $129,799 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on February 1, 2025. The objective of the project is to acquire and permanently protect 50 acres of critical pine flatwoods savanna and associated ephemeral wetlands in Florida to support the long-term viability of several threatened and endangered species, including the frosted...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program awarded a $654,627 Formula Grant to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to provide prescribed fire assistance and boost progress on 2,700 acres of sandhill and wetland restoration projects in North Florida. The project will focus on high-priority habitat conservation areas for imperiled species such as the gopher tortoise, gopher frog, and southeastern American kestrel. Additionally, the grant will...
- This $402,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) will support the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWRI) efforts to manage designated critical habitat and aid in the recovery of the federally threatened frosted flatwoods salamander. The award, made on February 24, 2025, will fund FWRI's conservation and research activities in Florida through March 1, 2030. As a state government...
- This $1,865,768 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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in conducting NatureServe conservation status assessments for Florida's species of greatest conservation need. The goal is to update the NatureServe state ranks for a subset of freshwater, terrestrial, and marine invertebrate species in Florida. This monitoring effort will...
- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will receive $100,000 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The Division of Fisheries & Wildlife will conduct habitat assessments and management activities to improve habitat for the frosted elfin butterfly and inventory, monitor, manage, and restore populations of the northern red-bellied cooter turtle....
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Adaptive Science federal grant program (CFDA 15.670) provides $947,500.57 to Temple University to advance the recovery of the endangered Eastern Regal Fritillary butterfly and other pollinators on military lands. The project aims to establish new populations of the butterfly off of the Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center in Pennsylvania. Specific objectives include prairie restoration,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $643,685.20 Project Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on January 1, 2026. The grant aims to address critical data gaps and advance key conservation actions for the globally rare Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) butterfly across its southern range. Specific objectives include: 1) improving information on the distribution of Frosted Elfin habitat and populations in the southeastern U.S., 2) assessing the status and viability of known Frosted Elfin populations, 3) evaluating the genetic health of southern Frosted Elfin populations, 4) developing habitat restoration/enhancement plans, and 5) establishing a captive breeding and reintroduction program to safeguard and augment existing populations. The grant project is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $482.8k | 12/30/25 |