The Ashland National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (NFWCO) recently mailed an announcement to all our tribal contacts alerting them to the opening of the 2009 Tribal Wildlife Grant Program (TWG).  Our intent was to insure that tribal resource managers and biologist were alerted of this resource funding opportunity and to remind them to contact the Ashland NFWCO for any technical assistance they may require. 

The TWG funds will be available for grants that will benefit fish and wildlife and their habitats, including species that are not hunted or fished. Although matching funds will be considered as an indicator of tribal commitment to a project, they are not required. The maximum award under this program is $200,000.

The TWG program will provide funding opportunities to protect and restore habitats for fish and wildlife species of Tribal significance.  During the first six years of the tribal grant program, tribes in Region 3 were awarded 56 grants totaling $9,135,276.

These grant programs also support 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 funding and technical support.