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$7 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to Native American Tribes for Wildlife Conservation Work Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar today announced that 41 Native American tribes in 16 states will receive $7 million in competitive federal grants to undertake a wide variety of conservation projects. Funding is provided through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Tribal Wildlife Grants program, which helps tribes defray the cost of implementing programs on their lands benefiting fish, wildlife, and their habitat. Endangered Species Act Protections Reinstated for Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Population The U.S. Federal District Court in Missoula, Montana, issued a preliminary injunction on Friday, July 18, 2008, that immediately reinstated the Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Sign Annual Funding Agreement for National Bison Range Complex On June 19, 2008, the Service and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation signed an agreement regarding the National Bison Range Complex, located in Moiese, Montana within the boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation. Click here for more information.  Signing of the Confedrated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Annual Funding Agreement for National Bison Range Complex. Credit:Tami Heilemann / DOI Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Meeting The Native American Liaisons of the Service joined our Tribal partners in Yakima, Washington for the 2008 National Conference of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS). For more information about the Service's presence at NAFWS, contact us. Secretary Kempthorne Announces Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bear Secretary Kempthorne announced May 14, 2008 that the polar bear will be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as a threatened species due to the threat of decreasing sea ice habitat caused by climate change. Get maps, videos, and more information.
Request for Proposals, 2009 Tribal Wildlife Grants On May 1, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a request for grant proposals for the Tribal Wildlife Grants program. Proposals and grant applications must be postmarked by September 2, 2008. The maximum award for any one project under this program is $200,000. For more information click here. Service Transfers Lead For Truckee River Water Management to Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe The team lead for a federal partnership that manages waters in Stampede Reservoir for two federally listed fish species was transferred today from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (Tribe) in Nevada. Click here to see the news release. 2008 Tribal Wildlife Grants Announced On March 21, 2008, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced more than $6.2 million in grants will go to 38 Native American projects in 18 states to fund a wide range of conservation projects nationwide. To learn more about the projects for FY2009, click here. 
The 2006 issued report "Tribal Wildlife Grant and Tribal Landowner Incentive Program" is now available online |
Working together with Native American Liaisons and officials from among the Federally recognized tribes nationwide, the Office of the Native American Liaison identifies areas where both Federal and tribal conservation efforts can most effectively conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
The Regional Native American Liaisons and the National Native American Liaison combine their backgrounds in wildlife biology, conservation, and Indian law and policy to achieve the best possible conservation scenario in Indian Country.
Questions?
Contact the national Native American Liaison, Pat Durham at 703.358.1728 or find the Regional Contacts for your area of the country.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Applications for Tribal Wildlife Grants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting grant proposals from federally recognized Tribes for projects that will conserve fish and wildlife resources on tribal lands.
The Tribal Wildlife Grants Application Kit 
for fiscal year 2010 contains all the information needed to apply for a grant.
To help in developing a grant proposal, we recommend that applicants use the following Format Template, although it is not a requirement.
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The FY2009 Tribal Wildlife Grants were announced on April 20, 2009. The grants total in the amount of $7 million for fish and wildlife conservation work for 41 Native American tribes.
A full list of grant recipients is available.
For more information about the Tribal Wildlife Grants program, visit www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/grants.html
Native American Policy
The Native American Policy. of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service articulates the general principles that guide our government-to-government relationships with Indian Tribes in the conservation of fish and wildlife resources. The conservation values and partnerships that we share with Indian Tribes help the Service to accomplish its mission and fulfill our Federal and Departmental trust responsibilities to Native Americans.
For questions about this policy or how we work with our Tribal partners, contact the Regional Native American Liaison for your area of the country.
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