This $52,931,430 Formula Grant award is provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The grant funds the Arizona Department of Game and Fish to deliver a comprehensive suite of wildlife conservation, habitat management, and recreational services statewide. Key activities include: Operating and maintaining sport fish hatcheries and stocking over 380,000 pounds of sport fish, primarily...
The Arizona Game and Fish Department received a $320,064 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2. The grant was awarded on July 28, 2021 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615) to support Mexican wolf recovery implementation activities in Arizona through June 30, 2022. As the official state agency for wildlife management, the Arizona Game and Fish Department will leverage the federal funding to...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $146,916.91 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) on August 23, 2024. The grant will fund a 5-year project to monitor and assess the relative abundance, distribution, and movement of native and non-native fishes in the Colorado River upstream and downstream of the Pearce Ferry Rapid. AZGFD will investigate fish movement in relation to factors such as Lake Mead water...
This $2,455,970.79 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.634 - State Wildlife Grants Program) supports the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) in implementing its State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). The key activities funded under this grant include: Maintaining and upgrading the Arizona Comprehensive Web-based Conservation Strategy (AWCS) website to improve public and partner engagement with the SWAP and AZGFD's nongame...
This Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2, under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615), provides $360,464.95 to the Arizona Game and Fish Department to acquire and conserve land in Pima County, Arizona for habitat protection of several targeted species. As the sub-recipient, Arizona Game and Fish Department will use the funding to negotiate land acquisitions from up to three owners, develop management plans...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $380,481.00, was provided to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The grant supports AZGFD's activities in the recovery of the Mexican wolf, including capture and radio collaring to assist in locating wolf dens, conducting population monitoring and data analyses, and coordinating with livestock...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $111,999.79 Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Science Global Inc., a non-profit organization, through the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670). The project aims to use existing and new telemetry data to identify the distribution and relative abundance of golden eagles in the southeastern United States, and deliver decision-support tools to help accelerate the responsible development of renewable energy in the region. The key products...
The Arizona Department of Game and Fish received a $6.56 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 for hatchery operations and sport fish management in Arizona from September 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The funding supports activities under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA #15.605), which aims to restore, conserve, manage and enhance sport fish populations for public use and benefit. Specifically, the award funds...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI FWS) awarded a $300,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD). The grant will fund the development of Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for seven high hazard and significant hazard dams located in populated areas of Arizona. These EAPs will help prepare local emergency managers for potential catastrophic events associated with the dams, which are...
The Arizona Game and Fish Department will receive $690,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The funding will support Phase 3 of a project to reconnect the West Fork Black River to its tributaries of Hayground, Home, and Stinky Creeks in Arizona. Phase 3 involves implementing the removal of four artificial fish barriers located in the...