02-01-2007, 12:32 PM
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that DEC is accepting applications for projects aimed at securing New York's wildlife populations and their key habitats, thereby preventing future listings of species as threatened or endangered. These projects will be funded through the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program.
Approximately $2.94 million in funding is available for projects that implement the recommendations outlined in the New York State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS). Funding for these projects is provided by the SWG Program, administered through the U.S. Department of Interior.
Under the SWG Program, New York State agencies, municipalities, and not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply for grants to fund projects which address one or more of the recommendations in the CWCS and correspond to one of the following categories:
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[font "Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Inventory and Research: Eligible projects are those that investigate the status, natural history, and distribution of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and their critical habitats as those needs have been identified in the CWCS. Projects in this category require a minimum of 25% non-federal matching funds. [/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Planning and Administration: Eligible projects are planning, analysis, and coordination of programs, analysis of data and development of plans to conserve, protect and restore SGCN and their critical habitats as those needs have been identified in the CWCS. Projects in this category require a minimum of 25% non-federal matching funds.[/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Management and Restoration: Eligible projects are those that physically conserve, protect and restore SGCN and their critical habitats as those needs have been identified in the CWCS. Projects in this category require a minimum of 50% non-federal matching funds. [/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Performance Monitoring: Eligible projects are those that evaluate the effectiveness of prior State Wildlife Grants funded Management and Restoration projects. Funds may also be used to evaluate other projects completed between 2001 and the present that are consistent with the management and restoration recommendation in the CWCS, regardless of the original project's funding source. Goals of this project category are to document the progress in the improvement of the status of SGCN and their critical habitats, document the long-term success of specific management and restoration techniques, and improve the efficiency and success of recovery of SGCN and their critical habitats. Projects in this category require a minimum of 50% non-federal matching funds. [/font]
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These projects will assist DEC in implementing the recommendations to conserve fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as described in the CWCS. Species of greatest conservation need include those species deemed most at risk for decline and possible extirpation in the State. The CWCS was authorized and required as part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Federal Assistance program and developed with input from interested parties across New York State. The SWG Program is the nation's core program to conserve biodiversity and prevent new listings of threatened and endangered species.
Informational meetings will be held across the State from February 12, 2007 to February 23, 2007 to provide potential applicants with an overview of the grant program, and answer questions regarding application procedures and project requirements. Please contact your local SWG biologist to register to attend one of the informational meetings. SWG biologists are assigned across the State by watershed.
To obtain an application or additional information on the grants, including a map of the watersheds and list of SWG Program biologists who are available to assist interested applicants with questions about the application and project proposals, please go to: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/swg/ on the DEC website or call DEC's Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources at (518) 402-8924. Applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2007.
For additional information on the CWCS and species of greatest conservation please [url "http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/swg/cwcsmainpg.html"]www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/swg/cwcsmainpg.html[/url] on the DEC website.[/font]
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Approximately $2.94 million in funding is available for projects that implement the recommendations outlined in the New York State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS). Funding for these projects is provided by the SWG Program, administered through the U.S. Department of Interior.
Under the SWG Program, New York State agencies, municipalities, and not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply for grants to fund projects which address one or more of the recommendations in the CWCS and correspond to one of the following categories:
[font "Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Inventory and Research: Eligible projects are those that investigate the status, natural history, and distribution of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and their critical habitats as those needs have been identified in the CWCS. Projects in this category require a minimum of 25% non-federal matching funds. [/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Planning and Administration: Eligible projects are planning, analysis, and coordination of programs, analysis of data and development of plans to conserve, protect and restore SGCN and their critical habitats as those needs have been identified in the CWCS. Projects in this category require a minimum of 25% non-federal matching funds.[/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Management and Restoration: Eligible projects are those that physically conserve, protect and restore SGCN and their critical habitats as those needs have been identified in the CWCS. Projects in this category require a minimum of 50% non-federal matching funds. [/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Performance Monitoring: Eligible projects are those that evaluate the effectiveness of prior State Wildlife Grants funded Management and Restoration projects. Funds may also be used to evaluate other projects completed between 2001 and the present that are consistent with the management and restoration recommendation in the CWCS, regardless of the original project's funding source. Goals of this project category are to document the progress in the improvement of the status of SGCN and their critical habitats, document the long-term success of specific management and restoration techniques, and improve the efficiency and success of recovery of SGCN and their critical habitats. Projects in this category require a minimum of 50% non-federal matching funds. [/font]
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These projects will assist DEC in implementing the recommendations to conserve fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as described in the CWCS. Species of greatest conservation need include those species deemed most at risk for decline and possible extirpation in the State. The CWCS was authorized and required as part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Federal Assistance program and developed with input from interested parties across New York State. The SWG Program is the nation's core program to conserve biodiversity and prevent new listings of threatened and endangered species.
Informational meetings will be held across the State from February 12, 2007 to February 23, 2007 to provide potential applicants with an overview of the grant program, and answer questions regarding application procedures and project requirements. Please contact your local SWG biologist to register to attend one of the informational meetings. SWG biologists are assigned across the State by watershed.
To obtain an application or additional information on the grants, including a map of the watersheds and list of SWG Program biologists who are available to assist interested applicants with questions about the application and project proposals, please go to: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/swg/ on the DEC website or call DEC's Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources at (518) 402-8924. Applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2007.
For additional information on the CWCS and species of greatest conservation please [url "http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/swg/cwcsmainpg.html"]www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/swg/cwcsmainpg.html[/url] on the DEC website.[/font]
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