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More than $360 thousand awarded to three Native American tribes in New England for conservation work
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced on March 21 that more than $360,000 in grants will go to three Native American projects in the states of Maine and Rhode Island to fund important conservation projects.
A Summary of Tribal Wildlife Grants and Tribal Landowner
Incentive Program Activities (2003 — 2005) (1.5 Mb)
The federal government has a unique and distinctive political relationship with federally recognized Indian tribes. It is defined by treaties, statutes, executive orders, judicial decisions and agreements and differs from relationships with state and local governments or other entities. It has given rise to a special federal trust responsibility, involving the legal responsibilities and obligations of the United States toward Indian tribes and the application of fiduciary standards of due care with respect to Indian lands, tribal trust resources and the exercise of tribal rights.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as a bureau of the Department of the Interior, has a mandated obligation to ensure that the federal Indian trust responsibility is fulfilled.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Native American Liaison
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| Request for Proposals
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a request for grant proposals for the Tribal Wildlife Grants program on May 1, 2008. See program information here, including the Application for Federal Assistance (Form SF-424) and the 2009 grant application toolkit.
Proposals and grant applications must be postmarked by September 2, 2008. Click here for details.
See final guidelines for Policy and Implemen-
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