state & tribal wildlife grants program

Proactive Conservation to Prevent and Recover Endangered Species

About State & Tribal Wildlife Grants

In 2000, the US Congress created the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program to address the longstanding need to support state and territorial efforts to conserve all declining fish and wildlife. Since the inception of the program, over $1 billion has been appropriated to state, territorial, and District of Columbia fish and wildlife agencies to proactively conserve rare and declining species. The program led to the development of ground-breaking State Wildlife Action Plans and is the principal source of funding for their implementation. The program has prevented the need to list species under the federal Endangered Species Act and is helping to recover species already listed.