NANFA-L-- Fw: Tribal Land Species Conservation

njz (njz-in-clevelandmetroparks.com)
Sat, 5 Nov 2005 20:43:18 -0500

> | Contact: Patrick Durham
> |
> | The Interior Department????????s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today
> | issued a request for proposals from federally recognized tribes to
> | conserve and recover endangered, threatened and at-risk species and
> | other wildlife on tribal lands under the Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG)
> | and Tribal Landowner Incentive Programs (TLIP).
> |
> | ???????Native American lands are a critical component in the national
> | mosaic of fish and wildlife habitat and I am proud of what we are able
> | to do in Indian Country,??????? Service Director H. Dale Hall said.
> | ???????Through these two grants programs, we are building important
> | partnerships with tribes that empower them to conserve tribal land and
> | recover their wildlife resources.???????
> |
> | President Bush developed the two programs, which are similar to the
> | Landowner Incentive and State Wildlife grants programs, to conserve
> | and restore the habitat of threatened, endangered and-in-risk species
> | on private lands. The programs were modeled after a successful program
> | implemented by President Bush in Texas when he was governor. This will
> | be the fourth year that these grant programs have been available to
> | Indian tribal governments.
> |
> | Grants in the two programs are awarded through a competitive process.
> | TWG, in fiscal year 2006, has $5,971,000 available for grants that
> | will benefit wildlife and wildlife habitat, 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 for
> | these grants. The maximum award under this program is $250,000.
> |
> | In fiscal year 2006, $2,388,600 is available through TLIP for
> | federally recognized Indian tribes to address protection, restoration,
> | and management of habitat to benefit species-in-risk, including
> | federally listed endangered or threatened species, as well as proposed
or candidate species.
> | Up to 75 percent of the costs associated with each project funded
> | under this program may be covered by Federal funds. The maximum award
> | under this program is $150,000.
> |
> | Indian Tribes have a controlling interest in more than 52 million
> | acres of Tribal trust lands across the nation, with an additional 40
> | million acres held by Alaskan Native Corporations. Much of this land
> | is relatively undisturbed, providing a significant amount of rare and
> | important fish and wildlife habitat.
> |
> | TWG and TLIP have funded projects ranging from comprehensive surveys
> | of plant and vertebrate fish and wildlife on reservation lands to
> | habitat and fish restoration and development of new resource management
techniques.
> | Some of the at-risk species benefiting from these projects include
> | lake sturgeon, sage grouse, antelope, black footed ferret, and the
> | eastern cougar.
> |
> | The request for proposals was published in the November 2, 2005
> | Federal Register and grant applications must be postmarked by January
> | 31, 2006 (ninety-day RFP)].
> |
> | For grant application kits, please visit
> | http://www.fws.gov/grants/tribal.html or contact Patrick Durham,
> | Office of the Native American Liaison (202) 208 4133.
> |
> | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency
> | responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife
> | and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the
> | American people. The Services manages the 95-million-acre National
> | Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 545 national wildlife
> | refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management
> | areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery
> | resources offices and 81 ecological services field stations. The
> | populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and
> | restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and
> | Native American tribal government with their conservation efforts. It
> | also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes
> | hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting
equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
> |
> | -FWS- Regional Native American
> | Liasion (NAL) Contacts
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> | | Service | States where the | Where to send your project | Regional
Native |
> | | Region | project will occur| proposal | American
Liaison |
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> | | Region 1 | Hawaii, Idaho, | Regional Director | Scott L.
Aikin |
> | | | Oregon, | U.S. Fish and Wildlife | (503)
231-6123 |
> | | | Washington, | Service |
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> | | | Nevada, and | Eastside Federal Complex |
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> | | | California | 911 N.E. 11th Avenue |
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> | | | |Portland, OR 97232-4181 |
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> | | Region 2 | Arizona, New | Regional Director | John
Antonio |
> | | | Mexico, Oklahoma, | U.S. Fish and Wildlife | (505)
248-6810 |
> | | | and Texas | Service |
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> | | | | 500 Gold Avenue, SW |
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> | | | | P.O. Box 1306 |
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> | | | | Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306 |
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> | | Region 3 | Illinois, Indiana,| Regional Director | John
Leonard |
> | | | Iowa, Michigan, | U.S. Fish and Wildlife | (612)
713-5108 |
> | | | Minnesota, | Service |
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> | | | Missouri, Ohio, | 1 Federal Drive |
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> | | | and Wisconsin | Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4080|
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> | | Region 4 | Alabama, Arkansas,| Regional Director | Kyla
Hastie |
> | | | Florida, Georgia, | U.S. Fish and Wildlife | (404)
679-7125 |
> | | | Kentucky, | Service |
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> | | | Louisiana, | 1875 Century Blvd, Rm. 410 |
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> | | | Mississippi, North| Atlanta, GA 30345 |
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> | | | Carolina, South | |
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> | | | Carolina, and | |
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> | | | Tennessee | |
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> | | Region 5 | Connecticut, | Regional Director | D.J.
Monette |
> | | | Delaware, District| U.S. Fish and Wildlife | (413)
253-8662 |
> | | | of Columbia, | Service |
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> | | | Maine, Maryland, | 300 Westgate Center Drive |
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> | | | Massachusetts, New| Hadley, MA 01035-9589 |
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> | | | Hampshire, New | |
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> | | | Jersey, New York, | |
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> | | | Pennsylvania, | |
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> | | | Rhode Island, | |
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> | | | Vermont, Virginia,| |
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> | | | and West Virginia | |
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> | | Region 6 | Colorado, Kansas, | Regional Director | David
Redhorse |
> | | | Montana, Nebraska,| U.S. Fish and Wildlife | (303)
236-4575 |
> | | | North Dakota, | Service |
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> | | | South Dakota, | 134 Union Boulevard, Suite |
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> | | | Utah, and Wyoming | 400 Lakewood, CO 80228. |
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> | | Region 7 | Alaska | Regional Director |Sue
Detwiler |
> | | | | U.S. Fish and Wildlife |(907)
786-3868 |
> | | | | Service |
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> | | | | 1011 East Tudor Road |
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> | | | | Anchorage, AK 99503-6199 |
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