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Frank Stone assisted Regional Tribal Liaison, John Leonard, with the scoring of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s 2009 Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program. This was a national scoring process of resource proposals submitted by tribes throughout the United States.  A total of 21 proposals (totaling 3.5 million dollars) were reviewed by Frank. 

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 above the top 50%.  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 their capacity to manage, conserve, or protect fish and wildlife species of concern through the provision of additional funding and technical support.