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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

 
Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Priority List for 
Conservation Projects

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing in the 
Federal Register the priority list of wildlife and sport fish 
conservation projects submitted by the International Association of 
Fish and Wildlife Agencies for funding under the Multistate 
Conservation Grant Program. This notice is required by the Wildlife and 
Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106-408). FY 2005 grants may be made from this priority list.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Matthes, Multistate Conservation 
Grants Program Coordinator, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop FA-4020, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203; phone (703) 358-2066; or e-mail 
Pam_Matthes@fws.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Programs Improvement Act of 2000 (Improvement Act) amended the Pittman-
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) and
established the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. The Improvement
Act authorizes grants of up to $3 million annually from funds available
under each of the Restoration Acts, for a total of up to $6 million
annually. Grants may be made from a priority list of projects submitted
by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA),
which represent the State fish and wildlife agencies. The Director of
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, exercising the authority of the
Secretary of the Interior, need not fund all recommended projects, but
must not fund projects that are not recommended.
To be eligible for consideration by the IAFWA, a project must
benefit fish and/or wildlife conservation in at least 26 States, a
majority of the States in a region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, or a regional association of State fish and wildlife agencies.
Grants may be made to a State or group of States, to nongovernmental
organizations, and to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or a State or
group of States for the purpose of carrying out the National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. IAFWA requires
proposals to address its National Conservation Needs, which are
announced annually at the same time as the request for proposals.
The IAFWA prepares the priority list through a committee comprised
of the heads of State fish and game departments (or their designees) in
consultation with non-governmental organizations that represent
conservation organizations, sportsmen organizations and industries that
support or promote hunting, trapping, recreational shooting, bow
hunting, or archery. The priority list must be approved by majority
vote of the heads of State fish and game departments (or their
designees).
The priority list of projects submitted by the IAFWA follows:
Attachments

Dated: December 6, 2004.
Matt Hogan,
Deputy Director.
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