State Wildlife Grants
North Dakota's Funding for Species of Conservation Priority
The State Wildlife Grants program provides federal dollars to every state and territory to support cost-effective conservation aimed at preventing wildlife from becoming endangered. Funds are apportioned annually through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to every state based on each state’s size and population. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has been receiving an average of roughly $600,000 annually since 2001. State Wildlife Grant funding is crucial for implementing the conservation actions identified in the Wildlife Action Plan. A nonfederal match requirement assures local ownership and leverages state and private funds to support conservation. The State Wildlife Grants program has strong, bipartisan support in Congress and is supported by the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition, which is made up of more than 6,300 groups representing wildlife biologists, hunters, anglers, bird watchers, hikers, nature-based businesses and other conservationists.
Project Listing
| Project Number | Project |
|---|---|
| State Wildlife Grant - T-20-R | Removal of Russian Olive Trees and Other Woody Vegetation in Grassland, Wetland, and Riparian Habitats |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-18-R | Maintenance of Mixed-Grass Prairie Habitats |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-16-R | North Dakota’s Wildlife Action Plan Phase II: Development of the Implementation Plan and Maintenance of the Eight Elements |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-15-R | Sage-steppe Prairie Conservation Planning |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-14-R | Status of Selected Fishes with immediate conservation need in North Dakota |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-13-R | Shorebird Nest Success and Nest-Site Selection in the Devils Lake Wetland Management District |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-12-R | Distribution and Abundance of River Otters and other Meso-carnivores in Eastern ND |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-11-R | Aerial Survey and Ground-based Mapping Effort of Black-tailed Prairie Dog Colonies in Southwestern ND |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-10-R | Comparative Evaluation and Inventory of Small Mammals and Herptiles in SW ND |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-7-R | Exploration of Factors that may lead to colony abandonment or reduced productivity of American White Pelicans |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-6-R | Distribution and Abundance of the Long-billed Curlew in SW ND |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-5-1 | Northern Great Plains Joint Venture (NGPJV) Science Coordinator |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-4-1 | Upgrade and Conversion of North Dakota Natural Heritage Database to Biotics/HDMS (a GIS based computer platform) |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-3 and T-9-R | Marsh Bird Distribution in Relation to Landscape Composition in North Dakota |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-3 and T-8-R | Demographic Performance of Prairie-nesting Shorebirds and Raptors in North Dakota |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-3-1 (2) | Phase 1: Literature Review and Recommended Management Plans for Mammals of Southwestern ND |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-3-1 | Richardson’s Ground Squirrel Colonies in ND: Distribution, Trend and Burrowing Owl Use |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-3(2) | Distribution and Abundance of Swainson’s and Ferruginous Hawks in ND: Development of Models to Assist in Conservation Planning |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-3 | A Survey of Golden Eagles in and Around the Little Missouri National Grasslands of ND |
| State Wildlife Grant - T-1 | A Landscape Approach to Grassland Bird Conservation |