Project Grant NR206526XXXXG002

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (CFDA 10.093) provides $697,796.26 to the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission to encourage private landowners in Nebraska to voluntarily make their farm, ranch, and forest lands available for public access to wildlife-dependent recreation such as hunting and fishing. The grant will support the creation and...

This $680,000 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA #15.611 - Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety) to the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission on January 1, 2025. The purpose of the grant is to provide or secure hunting and trapping access on privately owned land, and to manage habitat on sites enrolled in the Open Fields and Waters program, all for public enjoyment and use. The grant includes a sub-award of an...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,969,000 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission. The grant's purpose is to provide or secure hunting and trapping access on privately owned land and manage habitat on sites enrolled in the Open Fields and Waters Program, all for public enjoyment and use. Key activities will include wildlife population monitoring, habitat...

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will utilize a $125,472 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to conduct an outdoor recreation survey for the state's 2026-2030 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. The survey aims to determine issues of statewide importance regarding outdoor recreation and evaluate statewide recreation demand and preferences to inform the next plan update. This work supports the Outdoor Recreation...

This $440,556.11 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (CFDA 10.093) will allow the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Division to expand its popular open fields program for game bird hunters. The grant will enable the enrollment of approximately 120 new landowners, providing walk-in game bird hunting access to at least 75,000 previously inaccessible...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $348,898.13, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (CFDA 10.093). The grant is intended to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, or forest land in the state of Iowa to voluntarily make that land available to the public for hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation. The funding will...

This $505,902.29 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (CFDA 10.093), aims to encourage private landowners in South Dakota to voluntarily make their farm, ranch, or forest lands available for public access to hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation. The grant recipient, the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division,...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $357,597.56 Project Grant to the Game & Fish Commission Wyoming on September 25, 2024 under the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (CFDA 10.093). The grant will assist and expand public access for hunting and fishing on private land and inaccessible public lands across Wyoming through the Commission's Access Yes Program and Lands Program. The funding will support initiatives to increase recreational opportunities...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $136,000 Formula Grant to the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) program. The purpose of this 3-year grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, is to assist the Commission's conservation partners in re-establishing native grasslands and recovering native oak-hickory woodlands on their conservation lands in Nebraska. The Nebraska Game & Parks...

This federal Project Grant award of $174,449.07 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (CFDA 10.093). The grant is intended to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land in the state of Indiana to voluntarily make that land available for public access and wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting and fishing. The award recipient,...