04-21-2007, 01:40 AM
[size 1]The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC)are reminding potential applicants that the May 4 deadline for projects to be considered for funding through the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program is rapidly approaching.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne recently announced the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will allocate more than $60 million through the SWG program nationwide to help prevent imperiled wildlife from suffering further decline. Pennsylvania will receive $1.9 million to help address high-priority conservation projects for endangered, threatened and at-risk species across Pennsylvania.
"States know the most about conservation issues within their borders," said Kempthorne. "Taken together, all 56 state and territorial wildlife action plans represent the most comprehensive national assessment of the health of fish and wildlife resources, and steps needed to ensure healthy populations. The State Wildlife Grant programs demonstrate our support of conservation partnerships with state, tribal and territorial wildlife agencies as well as private partners."
PFBC Executive Director Doug Austen noted the significance of programs to address nongame species. "These grants provide us with a great opportunity to further protect these animals, which are important indicators of environmental health. We look forward to working with our conservation partners across the state to develop the best projects for long-term conservation benefits to the Commonwealth," said Austen.
"Based on the limited resources of our agencies, nongame species are greatly underfunded," PGC Executive Director Carl Roe said. "SWG funding, as well as the former Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program, has provided a much-needed infusion of federal funds for wildlife conservation in Pennsylvania."
For more information and an application packet, visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), click on "Wildlife" and choose "State Wildlife Grants Program" in the "Wildlife" box in the right-hand column or visit the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission website (www.fishandboat.com), select "Grants" from the left-hand column and then "State Wildlife Grants Program." [/size]
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Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne recently announced the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will allocate more than $60 million through the SWG program nationwide to help prevent imperiled wildlife from suffering further decline. Pennsylvania will receive $1.9 million to help address high-priority conservation projects for endangered, threatened and at-risk species across Pennsylvania.
"States know the most about conservation issues within their borders," said Kempthorne. "Taken together, all 56 state and territorial wildlife action plans represent the most comprehensive national assessment of the health of fish and wildlife resources, and steps needed to ensure healthy populations. The State Wildlife Grant programs demonstrate our support of conservation partnerships with state, tribal and territorial wildlife agencies as well as private partners."
PFBC Executive Director Doug Austen noted the significance of programs to address nongame species. "These grants provide us with a great opportunity to further protect these animals, which are important indicators of environmental health. We look forward to working with our conservation partners across the state to develop the best projects for long-term conservation benefits to the Commonwealth," said Austen.
"Based on the limited resources of our agencies, nongame species are greatly underfunded," PGC Executive Director Carl Roe said. "SWG funding, as well as the former Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program, has provided a much-needed infusion of federal funds for wildlife conservation in Pennsylvania."
For more information and an application packet, visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), click on "Wildlife" and choose "State Wildlife Grants Program" in the "Wildlife" box in the right-hand column or visit the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission website (www.fishandboat.com), select "Grants" from the left-hand column and then "State Wildlife Grants Program." [/size]
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