Deadline: 31 August 2016
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Program provides funds to the states and insular areas fish and wildlife agencies for projects to restore, conserve, manage and enhance wild birds and mammals and their habitat.
The Program is authorized by the Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson PR) of 1937.
Wildlife Restoration provides Federal grant funding to the 50 States, Commonwealths, and territories for the selection, restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of wildlife habitat; wildlife management research; wildlife population surveys and inventories; land acquisition; hunter education and safety programs; coordination; development of facilities; facilities and services for conducting a hunter education and safety programs; and provisions for public use of wildlife resources.
The WR Program is the nation’s oldest and most successful wildlife restoration program. Through the purchases of firearms, ammunitions and archery equipment the WR Program is a successful user pay, user benefit program.
WSFR’s mission is to work through partnerships to conserve and manage fish and wildlife and their habitats for the use and enjoyment of current and future generations.
It visions of a healthy, diverse, and accessible fish and wildlife populations that offer recreation, economic activity, and other societal benefits, in addition to sustainable ecological functions.
Grants funds are disbursed to states for approved grants up to 75% of the project costs and insular areas up to 100% of the project costs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Participation is limited to State, Commonwealth, or territorial agencies with lead management responsibility for fish and wildlife resources in the United States of America.
- States, Commonwealths, and territories (State(s)) must pass laws (assent legislation) for the conservation of fish and wildlife. The law(s) must include a prohibition against the diversion of license fees paid by hunters for purposes other than the administration of the fish and wildlife agency.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply by downloading the application package via given website.
For more information, please visit this link.
