Press Release
Grants Awarded for Wildlife Conservation Projects
Imperiled species will benefit from a total of $5.6 million in grants through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s competitive State Wildlife Grants program. These grants will be used for projects that conserve and recover wildlife identified by the respective states as Species of Greatest Conservation Need. The 12 states receiving grants are: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Carolina and Washington.

