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Please post or forward to interested colleagues=20 =20 ANNOUNCEMENT =20 Request for Proposals: 2009 Multistate Conservation Grant Program =20 Now Available at: http://www.fishwildlife.org/multistate_grants.html=20 =20 The Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP) is soliciting Letters = of Intent (Due by midnight EDT Friday, May 2, 2008) for the 2009 cycle = of this competitive grant program. For more application information and = materials please visit the MSCGP website.=20 =20 The MSCGP is intended to address regional or national level priorities = of state fish and wildlife agencies. It was established in 2000 by the = Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, which = amended the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the = Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. Up to $6,000,000 is = available each calendar year for one to three year projects (CFDA Number = 15-628). =20 =20 Organizations eligible to apply include: a state or group of states, a = non-governmental organization, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service = (USFWS) for the purpose of conducting the National Survey of Fishing, = Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.=20 =20 Projects must benefit at least 26 states, or the majority of states in a = USFWS region or a regional association of state fish and wildlife = agencies. Projects must also benefit sport fish, wild birds and/or wild = mammals.=20 =20 The MSCGP will fund projects in 2009 that address the below nine = National Conservation Needs (NCNs): =20 1. Subject: Incorporating the effects of climate change into North = American fish and wildlife habitat planning at regional and statewide = scales. (Submitted by the Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife = Agencies and the Bird Conservation Committee) =20 2. Subject: Outdoor heritage - participation, recruitment, retention and = access to public lands in hunting, fishing, and conservation related = recreational activities (Submitted by the Angler/Boating Participation, = Hunting and Shooting Sports and Wildlife Resources Policy Committees) =20 3. Subject: A National Fish and Wildlife Health Initiative (Submitted by = the Fish & Wildlife Health Committee) =20 4. Subject: Formation and Operations of Fish Habitat Partnerships to = Facilitate National Fish Habitat Action Plan Implementation. (Submitted = by the Fisheries/Water Resources Policy Committee) =20 5. Subject: Integration of fish and wildlife needs as the conservation = provisions of the Farm Bill are implemented. (Submitted by the = Agricultural Conservation Committee) =20 6. Subject: Actions in support of implementing the Association's North = American Conservation Education Strategy (Submitted by = Education/Outreach/Diversity Committee) =20 7. Subject: Implementation of the AFWA Mourning Dove and Lead Toxicosis = Working Group Recommendations and research (human dimensions or = scientific) that relates to lead toxicosis and its impact on mourning = doves (Submitted by the Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies) =20 8. Subject: Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination = (Submitted by the National Grants Committee) =20 9. Subject: Research for and Coordination of the 2011 National Survey of = Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (National Survey) = (Submitted by the Executive Committee) =20 Based upon submitted Letters of Intent, the most competitive applicants = will be invited to submit full proposals in early June. After an = evaluation conducted by Association Committees, projects will be = selected in September at the Association's Annual Meeting and = recommended to USFWS for funding by October 1, 2008. Funds for selected = projects will be available starting January 1, 2009.=20 =20 The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Association) and the = USFWS cooperatively administer the Multistate Conservation Grant = Program. The Association solicits Letters of Intent and invites full = proposals from eligible applicants and recommends to the USFWS a = "priority list" of projects to be funded. The USFWS selects projects = from the "priority list" and awards and manages grants. =20 If you require further information, please contact Christina Zarrella, = MSCGP Coordinator at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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