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GLIN==> Secretary Norton Announces $61 Million in USFWS Grants to States to SupportWildlife and Habitats
- Subject: GLIN==> Secretary Norton Announces $61 Million in USFWS Grants to States to SupportWildlife and Habitats
- From: Rich_Greenwood@fws.gov
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:01:45 -0600
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Richard Greenwood
USFWS Liaison to USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office
Team Leader Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Team
Great Lakes National Program Office
77 West Jackson Blvd. (G-17J)
Chicago, IL 60604
Ph: 312-886-3853 Fax: 312-353-2018
Email: rich_greenwood@fws.gov or greenwood.richard@epa.gov
http://greatlakes.fws.gov/
Nicholas Throckmorton, 202-208-5634
Secretary Norton Announces $61 Million in Grants
to States to Support Wildlife and Habitats
Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced today that the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service will award $61.2 million in wildlife grants to state and
territorial wildlife agencies.
The State Wildlife Grant program is designed to assist states in the
development and implementation of programs that benefit wildlife, including
species not fished or hunted, and their habitats. The funds are made
available through annual appropriations.
"The grant program demonstrates our commitment to conservation partnerships
with state wildlife agencies," said Interior Secretary Gale Norton. "This
program exemplifies our cooperative conservation approach by helping states
to tailor their conservation efforts in a manner that best fits local
conditions."
To be eligible for State Wildlife Grant funds, each state must complete a
Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan or Strategy by October 1, 2005.
States may use the funds for project planning or implementation activities.
A state may receive no more than 5 percent or less than 1 percent of the
available funds. The District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico receive .5 percent and Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands receive .25 percent.
The apportionment is based on a formula that uses the state's land area and
population.
"Because so many issues related to wildlife conservation are not contained
by borders, states and the Service must work together to coordinate efforts
to conserve endangered and threatened species, manage migrating birds and
ensure that the foundations for wildlife management are good science and
habitat," said Service Director Steve Williams. "These grants continue to
allow us to build a future for conservation together."
An example of ongoing State Wildlife Grant projects include the
following:
Bat Protection in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is using federal money to protect more
than 30,000 bats of six species at two mines in Pennsylvania. The state
will install special gates at the entrances to these bat caves ? called
hibernacula or winter homes - to prevent disturbance and vandalism during
periods when these species are highly vulnerable.
A complete list of grants by state follows. For additional information,
please visit the Service's web site at <http://www.fws.gov>.
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| State Wildlife Grants Apportionment |
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| FY 2004 |
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| Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 15.634 |
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| |
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|State Amount |
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|Alabama 950,854 |
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|Alaska 3,060,095 |
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|American Samoa 153,004 |
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|Arizona 1,449,489 |
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|Arkansas 714,925 |
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|California 3,060,095 |
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|Colorado 1,270,452 |
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|Connecticut 612,020 |
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|Delaware 612,020 |
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|District of Columbia 306,009 |
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|Florida 2,592,298 |
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|Georgia 1,515,288 |
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|Guam 153,004 |
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|Hawaii 612,020 |
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|Idaho 721,085 |
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|Illinois 2,084,443 |
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|Indiana 1,076,313 |
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|Iowa 769,994 |
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|Kansas 905,720 |
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|Kentucky 821,523 |
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|Louisiana 928,044 |
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|Maine 612,020 |
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|Maryland 800,932 |
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|Massachusetts 932,424 |
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|Michigan 1,754,509 |
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|Minnesota 1,228,258 |
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|Mississippi 703,052 |
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|Missouri 1,226,536 |
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|Montana 1,078,493 |
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|N. Mariana Islands 153,004 |
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|Nebraska 738,529 |
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|Nevada 993,612 |
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|New Hampshire 612,020 |
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|New Jersey 1,215,376 |
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|New Mexico 1,040,333 |
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|New York 2,945,190 |
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|North Carolina 1,455,766 |
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|North Dakota 612,020 |
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|Ohio 1,839,503 |
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|Oklahoma 930,946 |
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|Oregon 1,102,960 |
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|Pennsylvania 1,993,755 |
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|Puerto Rico 306,009 |
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|Rhode Island 612,020 |
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|South Carolina 757,142 |
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|South Dakota 612,020 |
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|Tennessee 1,060,816 |
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|Texas 3,060,095 |
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|Utah 859,703 |
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|Vermont 612,020 |
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|Virgin Islands 153,004 |
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|Virginia 1,243,105 |
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|Washington 1,257,489 |
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|West Virginia 612,020 |
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|Wisconsin 1,106,520 |
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|Wyoming 612,020 |
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| |
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| 61,201,916 |
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