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    PFBC SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR STATE WILDLIFE GRANT FUNDING

    November 06, 2020
    PFBC Seeks Applicants for State Wildlife Grant Funding

    ​HARRISBURG, Pa. (November 6) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today announced an invitation for project applications to the State Wildlife Grants Program (SWG).  The priority topic for the project will help support PFBC's Species of Greatest Conservation Need found in the 2015-2025 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan. 

    The PFBC has fiduciary responsibilities for managing fish, amphibians, reptiles, freshwater mussels, aquatic invertebrates, and their habitats.  To support these responsibilities, species occurrences and other information is essential to inform planning and conservation actions. This project will process, enter, and manage a backlog of fish, amphibian, and reptile data, and enter into the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program Biotics database.  This process includes transcribing, translating, and converting PFBC datasets and developing Conservation Planning Polygons.

    As noted in the application materials, project applications must be received by 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, November 20, 2020.  The PFBC anticipates final applicant determination by mid-December, 2020.

    For more information and an application packet, visit the PFBC website (www.fishandboat.com) and select State Wildlife Grant Program.  The description of the PFBC 2020 SWG Priority topic, application, and budget file are listed under "SWG Call-for-Projects".

    Federal dollars for this program are awarded to the PFBC by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) through the State & Tribal Wildlife Grants Program.  Awarding funds for selected projects will be contingent upon availability of funds, as well as satisfactory completion of USFWS, PFBC, and Commonwealth applications, compliance documents, and other requirements.

    Interested applicants with questions about the project should contact Chris Urban, Chief, Natural Diversity Section at (814) 359-5113 or email curban@pa.gov.  For questions about the State Wildlife Grant Program, contact Diana Day, Conservation Coordinator at (717) 346-8137 or diday@pa.gov.

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    Media Contact:
    Mike Parker
    Communications Director
    (717) 585-3076
    michparker@pa.gov

    Media Contacts

    Mike Parker

    Communications Director (717) 585-3076
    Fish and Boat Commission Media