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ANNOUNCEMENT
Request for Letters of Intent:
2010 Multistate Conservation Grant Program
Now Available at: http://www.fishwildlife.org/multistate_grants.html
The Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP) is soliciting Letters of
Intent (due by midnight EDT Wednesday, May 6, 2009) for the 2010 cycle of
this competitive grant program. For more application information please
review the attached guidelines or visit the MSCGP website.
The MSCGP is intended to address regional or national level priorities of
state fish and wildlife agencies. It was established in 2000 by the Wildlife
and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, which amended the
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act. Up to $6,000,000 is available each calendar year for
one to three year projects (CFDA Number 15-628). The Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies (Association) and the USFWS cooperatively administer the
Multistate Conservation Grant Program. The Association solicits Letters of
Intent and invites full proposals from eligible applicants and recommends to
the USFWS a "priority list" of projects to be funded. The USFWS selects
projects from the "priority list" and awards and manages grants.
Organizations eligible to apply include: a state or group of states, a
non-governmental organization, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
for the purpose of conducting the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
Projects must benefit at least 26 states, or the majority of states in a
USFWS region or a regional association of state fish and wildlife agencies.
Projects must also benefit sport fish, wild birds and/or wild mammals.
The MSCGP will fund projects in 2010 that address the below seven National
Conservation Needs (NCNs):
Subject 1 Integration of fish and wildlife needs as the conservation
provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill are implemented. (Submitted by the
Agricultural Conservation Committee)
Subject 2: Outdoor heritage - participation, recruitment, and retention in
hunting, fishing, and conservation related recreational activities.
(Submitted by the Angler/Boating Participation and Hunting and Shooting
Sports Committees)
Subject 3: Regional Climate Change Workshops for State Fish & Wildlife
Managers on current information and tools for management of fish and
wildlife. (Submitted by the Climate Change Committee and The Midwestern
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies)
Subject 4: State Fish and Wildlife Agency Coordination and Administration.
(Submitted by the Executive Committee)
Subject 5: A National Fish and Wildlife Health Initiative. (Submitted by the
Fish & Wildlife Health Committee)
Subject 6: Formation and Operations of Fish Habitat Partnerships to
Facilitate National Fish Habitat Action Plan Implementation. (Submitted by
the Fisheries/Water Resources Policy Committee)
Subject 7: Protect State Wildlife Agencies' Authority to Sustainably Manage
Wildlife Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by International
Treaties and Conventions (Submitted by the International Relations
Committee)
Based upon submitted Letters of Intent, the most competitive applicants will
be invited to submit full proposals. Projects will be selected in September
at the Association's Annual Meeting and recommended to USFWS for funding by
October 1, 2009. Funds for selected projects will be available starting
January 1, 2010.
If you require further information, please contact Christina Zarrella, MSCGP
Coordinator at: [email protected] or 202-624-7821.
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Christina Zarrella, M.Sc.
Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordinator
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
444 North Capitol St, NW, Suite 725
Washington, DC 20001
DC office: 202-624-7821 phone
202-624-7891 fax
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