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The Multistate Conservation Grant Program annually provides $11 million dollars from the Wildlife Restoration Account and the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. This program is jointly administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). These high priority projects address problems affecting states on a regional or national basis. Projects include species population surveys, outreach, data collection regarding hunter or angler participation, hunter or aquatic education, economic value of fishing and hunting, and regional or multistate habitat needs assessments.
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FY24 Grant Abstracts
Below are listed the abstracts for the most recent grant abstracts awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These grants are currently active.
Interested parties can visit the AFWA Multistate Grant website for final reports for all grants that have been completed in the past.
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NEAFWA Hunt for Good Regional Advertising Campaign
Grant Number:
F24AP00067
Organization:
National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc.
Tags:
- TBD
Midwest Walleye Challenge
Grant Number:
F24AP00076
Organization:
American Fisheries Society (AFS)
Tags:
- TBD
Continued Revision and Updates to the AFS Blue Book: Standard Methods for Aquatic Pathogen Identification and Fish Health Management
Grant Number:
F24AP00077
Organization:
American Fisheries Society (AFS)
Tags:
- TBD
Ranking and Visualizing Eastern Brook Trout Climate Refugia to Guide Their Range-Wide Management
Grant Number:
F24AP00078
Organization:
Colorado State University
Tags:
- TBD
Integrative Modeling to Predict the Distribution of Essential Fish Habitat Under Future Climate Change Scenarios in the Southeastern USA
Grant Number:
F24AP00079
Organization:
Florida Institute of Technology
Tags:
- TBD
Patterns of Reservoir Susceptibility to Climate Change
Grant Number:
F24AP00080
Organization:
Mississippi State University
Tags:
- TBD
Why Anglers Quit and How Can We Improve Retention
Grant Number:
F24AP00087
Organization:
American Sportfishing Association (ASA)
Tags:
- TBD
Continuing to Expand and Improve the Real-time License Data Dashboard
Grant Number:
F24AP00089
Organization:
Council to Advance Hunting and Shooting Sports (CAHSS)
Tags:
- TBD
Sharing the HERitage: Connecting Women & Girls One Hunt at a Time
Grant Number:
F24AP00090
Organization:
First Hunt Foundation
Tags:
- TBD
The Public's Perceived Importance and View of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Grant Number:
F24AP00095
Organization:
Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Exploring R3 Opportunities in State Parks
Grant Number:
F24AP00099
Organization:
Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Recruiting Females and Ethnically Diverse Youth Participants into Shooting Sports Phase 2
Grant Number:
F24AP00100
Organization:
Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Growing Collegiate Archery Programs to Recruit and Retain 18-24 year-olds
Grant Number:
F24AP00113
Organization:
National Archery Association
Tags:
- TBD
Grow Diversity Among Archery Instructors Nationwide to Increase Participation from Under-Represented Populations
Grant Number:
F24AP00114
Organization:
National Archery Association
Tags:
- TBD
Developing Firearm Ownership and Sport Shooting R3 Communications for Black Americans
Grant Number:
F24AP00115
Organization:
National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
Tags:
- TBD
Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize On-the-Ground Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States
Grant Number:
F24AP00120
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Supporting Agency Regulated Trapping and Furbearer Management Programs by Communication and Education
Grant Number:
F24AP00127
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Promoting Awareness of State Wildlife Management Authority
Grant Number:
F24AP00128
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
MultiState Conservation Grant Program Management
Grant Number:
F24AP00129
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies Authority to Manage Wildlife Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by International Treaties, Conventions, Partnerships, and Initiatives
Grant Number:
F24AP00130
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
National Survey Technical Workgroup Coordination
Grant Number:
F24AP00172
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Workshop, Academy Evaluation, Internship, Honorariums and Coffee Talk Grants
Grant Number:
F24AP00197
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Rebranding, Repiloting, and Reevaluating the National Conservation Outreach
Grant Number:
F24AP00200
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Coordination of National Scale Conservation Efforts by State Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Grant Number:
F24AP00204
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
CWD Information Tools: Giving Agencies What They Need
Grant Number:
F24AP00221
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
R3 Advertising Efficacy
Grant Number:
F24AP00222
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
Conservation Relevancy Toolkit
Grant Number:
F24AP00223
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
Attracting New Customers with a Social Media Video Marketing Campaign
Grant Number:
F24AP00225
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
ACI Increasing Shooting Sports Participation by Introduction and Education through Schools
Grant Number:
F24AP00230
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
ACI Engage New Adult Hunters with YouTube Advertising Year Two
Grant Number:
F24AP00235
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
ACI Increasing Shooting Sports Participation by Introduction and Education through Schools
Grant Number:
F24AP00236
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
ACI R3 through Marketing with Pilot States
Grant Number:
F24AP00237
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
No One is an Island: Quantifying the R3 "Ripple Effect"
Grant Number:
F24AP00238
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
Practitioners Guide to R3 Hunting & Shooting Messaging
Grant Number:
F24AP00239
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
How Governance, Regulation Presentation, and Regulatory Outliers Affect Hunting Regulation Complexity
Grant Number:
F24AP00240
Organization:
University of Montana, Dr. Josh Millspaugh
Tags:
- TBD
Strengthening Conservation Education Online Training and Development
Grant Number:
F24AP00241
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Leadership Training for State Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Conservation Partners
Grant Number:
F24AP00265
Organization:
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Supporting Students Study of Legal Principles & Professional Experience and Providing Opportunities for Practicing Professionals Continuing Legal Education in Conservation Law/Policy
Grant Number:
F24AP00302
Organization:
National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc.
Tags:
- TBD
Strategic Development Tool for the Western Motus Network
Grant Number:
F24AP00303
Organization:
Oregon State University
Tags:
- TBD
Welcome New Shooters! Tactics to Increase Participation within Underrepresented Communities
Grant Number:
F24AP00304
Organization:
Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation, Inc.
Tags:
- TBD
Determining Why Cultural Support for Hunting and Sport Shooting is Declining
Grant Number:
F24AP00305
Organization:
Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation, Inc.
Tags:
- TBD
Measuring the Importance of Youth Fishing Programs to Future Participation
Grant Number:
F24AP00306
Organization:
Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation, Inc.
Tags:
- TBD
Utilizing Public Service Announcement PSAs to Promote R3 and Positive Contributions of Agencies and Outdoorsmen and Women to Conservation
Grant Number:
F24AP00307
Organization:
Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation, Inc.
Tags:
- TBD
Developing eDNA tools for use in Aquatic Invasive Species detection to improve conservation efforts for sportfish and waterfowl
Grant Number:
F24AP00308
Organization:
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Tags:
- TBD
Using Social Influencers to Drive R3 for Furbearer Trapping/Hunting in SEAFWA States
Grant Number:
F24AP00309
Organization:
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
A Regional Health Assessment of a Native Semi-aquatic Rodent: Surveillance for Pathogens and Toxicants in Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) in the Eastern United States
Grant Number:
F24AP00310
Organization:
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Tags:
- TBD
Human Costs and Impacts of Losing Hunting & Trapping as Wildlife Management Tools
Grant Number:
F24AP00311
Organization:
The United States Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation
Tags:
- TBD
Identifying the Types of Shooting Range Activities that will Attract the Most People
Grant Number:
F24AP00312
Organization:
The United States Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation
Tags:
- TBD
Predicting Risk and the Long-Term Trajectory of Highly Pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Virus on North American Nesting and Wintering Geese Based on Population Immunity
Grant Number:
F24AP00314
Organization:
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Tags:
- TBD
Implementing Recommendations from the Wildlife Viewer Survey: Inclusion in Wildlife Viewing for People with Disabilities
Grant Number:
F24AP00315
Organization:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tags:
- TBD
Managing Cutthroat Trout Rangewide Status Assessments: a need for new database
Grant Number:
F24AP00316
Organization:
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
NEAFWA Non-Lead Hunting Agency Outreach
Grant Number:
F24AP00461
Organization:
Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (NEAFWA)
Tags:
- TBD
Training of Wildlife Officers to Effectively Investigate Hunting Incidents
Grant Number:
F24AP00094
Organization:
International Hunter Education Association – USA
Tags:
- TBD
Fish and Wildlife Agency Digital Experience Index: Individual Agency Website Assessment and Enhancement Reporting to Improve Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation
Grant Number:
F24AP00313
Organization:
Archery Trade Association (ATA)
Tags:
- TBD
Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving the Understanding of Excise-Tax Based Funding for Conservation
Grant Number:
F24AP00224
Organization:
Wildlife Management Institue (WMI)
Tags:
- TBD
