Fairbanks Fish & Wildlife Field Office
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U.S. Research & Management Program Call for Proposals (pdf)

Funding Available for Habitat Improvement

Attention: PROPERTY OWNERS, NATIVE CORPORATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, and LAND MANAGERS

The U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE is soliciting letters of interest for cost share partnership proposals to improve fish and wildlife habitat through its PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM. To be eligible, projects must improve habitat on private, municipal or borough land.

Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

• Streambank restoration and protection (revegetation, setbacks, light-penetrating walkways, exclusion of livestock from water bodies).
• Removal/replacement of structures detrimental to fish or wildlife (perched or under-sized culverts restricting fish passage, bulkheads).
• Wildlife habitat restoration/enhancement (restoration of wetlands and hydrology, prescribed burns, restoration of native plant communities).
• Fish habitat improvement (providing in-stream cover, restoring fish passage).

Projects MUST result in a benefit to fish and/or wildlife. If approved, the Service may pay up to 50 percent of project costs. Service contributions for past projects have ranged from several hundred dollars up to $25,000. The partner’s cost share may be in cash, materials, or labor. Projects may be implemented by any qualified party (either the landowner or a contractor).

This is a competitive program. Those projects cost effectively providing the greatest benefits to migratory birds, anadromous fish (salmon), or threatened or endangered species will be selected, up to the limits of available funding. It is anticipated that about 10 projects will be funded within the next year.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office, 101 12th Ave., Box 19, Room 110, Fairbanks, AK 99701. Letters must include the name, mailing address, and phone number of the contact person, physical location of the project site, and a brief description of the project and how it would improve fish or wildlife habitat.

For more information, view our web site Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, e-mail elaine_mayer@fws.gov, or call Elaine Mayer in Fairbanks at 456-0209.

Last updated: September 9, 2008