The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces a funding opportunity for projects that benefit the natural resources of coastal South Carolina. In cooperation with the http://www.nfwf.org/programs/sspd.cfm
Applicants submitting pre-proposals determined to fit the evaluation and selection parameters will be invited to submit a full proposal to the Foundation. Deadline for submission of full proposals to the Foundation is March 3, 2006.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses 545 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands, and other special management areas. It also operates national fish hatcheries, fishery resource offices, and ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
