Frank Stone assisted Regional Tribal Liaison, John Leonard, with the scoring of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s 2008 Tribal Wildlife (TWG) Grants Program. This was a national scoring process (conducted in Washington, DC) of resource proposals submitted by tribes throughout the United States.  A total of 22 proposals (totaling 2.5 million dollars) were reviewed by Frank.  Project topics ranged from conservation of Yellowstone cutthroat trout and eastern Olympic elk, status of freshwater mussels, riparian restoration, and increasing subsistence opportunities on tribal lands.

Each Region first had a review team score all proposals submitted to that region. The Regions then forwarded their top ranked proposals to the National Panel. The proposals that were reviewed at the national level included regionally ranked proposals that scored at or above the top 70%.  The TWG program will provide new funding opportunities to Tribes for activities that protect and restore habitats that will benefit fish and wildlife species of tribal significance.  The TWG program also supports the efforts of tribal governments to develop or augment the capacity to manage, conserve, or protect fish and wildlife species of concern through the provision of additional funding and technical support.