Project Grant NR244310XXXXG018

The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife will receive $1,264,640.40 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program to protect 800 additional acres of forested and wetland habitat in central Kohala Mountains, Hawaii from invasive feral pigs. Through this project grant awarded on March 30, 2023 and set to be completed by December 31,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $638,050 Cooperative Agreement to the Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) under the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program (CFDA 10.934). The purpose of this 2.5-year project is to respond to the threat posed by invasive feral swine populations in Texas. Key activities include feral swine population control, habitat restoration, landowner assistance, scientific research,...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region awarded a $299,897 Cooperative Agreement to Texas A&M Agrilife Research under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) to create a unified approach to managing wild pigs across diverse units of the National Park Service. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting a systematic review to assess current wild pig management practices and needs...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GADNR) received a $837,239 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to conduct research on white-tailed deer interactions with common fence designs in suburban areas of metro Atlanta. The project will utilize information from previous deer-fence conflict incidents and new data on captive deer jumping behavior to guide modifications to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $4,012,743 Formula Grant to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) program. This 7-year grant will fund efforts to produce accurate and contemporary population estimates for the South Georgia black bear population. The grant supports data collection activities including genetic hair-snare sampling, camera-trapping, and GPS collaring to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,876,190 Formula Grant to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) program. This 4-year grant, running from September 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027, will support research on wild turkey populations in Georgia. The research aims to estimate turkey population size, survival rates, habitat use, gobbling activity, harvest rates, and mating patterns using GPS collars and acoustic...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $240,262 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), effective September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2026. The award supports research to assess feral swine wallows as potential disease transmission foci affecting livestock, domestic animals, wildlife, and human...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded the Georgia Department of Natural Resources $974,525 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal grant program (CFDA 15.611) to conduct research and management activities to understand and support ruffed grouse populations in Georgia. Key deliverables include roadside counts of grouse, deployment of automated recorders to detect grouse calls, surveys of small game hunters to better...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Texas A&M University-Kingsville received a $119,999.33 Cooperative Agreement award from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), effective August 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award funds methods development research to design and evaluate fencing structures capable of rapidly containing feral swine populations to mitigate the spread of foreign animal diseases, particularly...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, awarded a Formula Grant of $2.8M to Georgia's Department of Natural Resources effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). This grant supports Georgia's hunter education and shooting range operations maintenance programs, which are core components of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act's mission to promote...