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.
Resources:
State Wildlife Grants Apportionments (FY01-FY24)
FY25 STWG Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY25 STWG House Dear Colleague Letter
FY24 STWG Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY24 STWG House Dear Colleague Letter
FY23 STWG House Dear Colleague Letter
FY22 STWG Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY22 STWG House Dear Colleague Letter
STWG Dear Colleague Letter Signers (FY2003-2021)
FY20 STWG Dear Colleague Signers by State
FY 21 STWG Senate Dear Colleague Letter
FY21 STWG House Dear Colleague Letter
AFWA Contact:
Mark Humpert
Conservation Initiatives Director
202-838-3459
mhumpert@fishwildlife.org