“Tag: Funding”

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) recently awarded a $400,000 grant to the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) to fund three state-led projects aimed at conserving, restoring and enhancing big game seasonal habitat and migration corridors in Nevada, Washington and Wyoming.

On Feb. 11 Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgrum announced nearly $8 million would be added to the Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridors grant program’s base funding of $2 million this year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced major investments in delivering voluntary and incentive-based conservation practices, including an estimated $95 million for projects involving Ducks Unlimited (DU).

Department of Education says it is merely following the letter of the law as outlined in Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

The RMEF and its partners allocated $6,046,939 in 2022 grant funding to conserve and improve wildlife habitat, enhance public access and assist scientific research in Wyoming.

Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have introduced legislation to address a host of state and federal needs in the fight to contain CWD.

Delta Waterfowl will deliver its University Hunting Program (UHP) at Virginia Tech this year, thanks to support from the 2021 Virginia Wildlife Grant Program through a partnership between the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and the Wildlife Foundation of Virginia.

By an overwhelming vote of 310-107, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), allocating funding for much-needed repairs of infrastructure on public lands.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs SB176, allocating $1 million in funding for the state’s Second Century Habitat Initiative to preserving pheasant hunting and habitat.