Frank Stone assisted Regional Tribal Liaison, John Leonard, with the scoring of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s 2009 Tribal Wildlife (TWG) Grants Program. This was a regional scoring process of resource proposals submitted by tribes throughout Region 3.  A total of 9 proposals were reviewed by Frank.  Additional proposals were also scored by other program staff: Sean Kelly - Migratory Birds, Lynn Lewis - Ecological Services, Dan Sobieck - National Wildlife Refuges, Jim Luoma – Fisheries and Bob Jackson - Bureau of Indian Affairs.  Once all the TWG proposals have been scored, the top 75% will be sent in for the National scoring portion of this grant program.

The TWG program will provide new funding opportunities to tribes for activities that protect and restore habitats that 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.