MassWildlife Offering Grants for Habitat Management
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Property owners who want to actively manage their property can apply for a Landowner Incentive Program grant. The program is designed to reimburse private landowners up to 75 percent of the total project cost of managing lands to improve habitat for declining wildlife species.
Individuals, sportsmen's clubs, land trusts, and other conservation organizations are encouraged to apply. Federal, state and municipal agencies are not eligible.
"Due to the extremely limited funding available, it is important for potential applicants to review the new, updated criteria for this funding cycle," said Mike Sawyers, program coordinator.
Visit the website for details and the Request for Response posting. The grant application period opened Jan. 9 and will close on March 5. All application materials must be submitted to the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Field Headquarters by 4 p.m. on March 5. Faxed or electronic applications will be not accepted.
Since the first funding cycle in 2005, the program has funded 157 projects and provided technical assistance to private landowners from Cape Cod to the Berkshires. Past projects have benefited a wide array of species-at-risk, from enhancing beaches for shorebird breeding habitat to rare turtle habitat maintenance. Through this program, DFW has contributed close to $3.5 million over the program's six-year history.
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