Wolf Livestock Demonstration Project Grant Program (WLDPGP)
Subtitle C of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (P.L.
111-11) (Act) authorized the Wolf-Livestock Demonstration Project Grant Program with two purposes:
1) prevention - grant dollars to assist livestock producers in undertaking proactive, nonlethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by wolves; and 2) compensation - grant dollars to reimburse livestock producers for livestock losses due to such predation.
Included in the authorization language was direction that the program be established as a grant program to provide funding to States and tribes, that the Federal cost-share not exceed 50 percent, and that funds be expended equally between the two purposes.
The Service is initiating a competitive program to States and tribes in accordance with P.L.
111-1 1. States and tribes may compete for prevention or compensation grants.
Grant amounts will be contingent upon the quality and number of proposals received.
111-11) (Act) authorized the Wolf-Livestock Demonstration Project Grant Program with two purposes:
1) prevention - grant dollars to assist livestock producers in undertaking proactive, nonlethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by wolves; and 2) compensation - grant dollars to reimburse livestock producers for livestock losses due to such predation.
Included in the authorization language was direction that the program be established as a grant program to provide funding to States and tribes, that the Federal cost-share not exceed 50 percent, and that funds be expended equally between the two purposes.
The Service is initiating a competitive program to States and tribes in accordance with P.L.
111-1 1. States and tribes may compete for prevention or compensation grants.
Grant amounts will be contingent upon the quality and number of proposals received.
Related Programs
Endangered Species Conservation-Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Prevention
Department of the InteriorRelevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://www.fws.gov/endangered/grants/index.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, including institutions of higher education
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
Kelly_Niland@fws.gov
Date Posted:
2017-06-15
Application Due Date:
2017-08-31
Archive Date:
2017-09-30
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