The Wyoming Wildlife & Natural Resource Trust is accepting applications for its grant program.
Donor Name: Wyoming Wildlife & Natural Resource Trust
State: Wyoming
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $200,000
Details:
Public Benefit
Projects are required to provide a public benefit. Applicants are encouraged to fully document all public benefits, such as continued agricultural production to maintain open space and healthy ecosystems; enhanced opportunities for outdoor recreation; enhancements to air, land, or water quality; maintenance or enhancement of wildlife habitat; preclusion of soil loss or disease; or other perceived public benefits.
Funding Information
Projects are designated legally as either “large” or “small” in scale. Large projects are defined as individual projects which require $200,000.00 or more in funding from the WWNRT and projects spanning multiple years will be considered as a single project.
Eligibility Criteria
The Board may grant funds only to non-profit and governmental organizations, but may participate with for-profit entities to enhance wildlife habitat, the environment, and Wyoming’s natural resource heritage provided there is no allocation of financial resources to any for-profit entity. Funds may be used for planning, development, and monitoring programs at the sole discretion of the Board.
Eligible Projects
By statute and rule, the following types of projects are allowed:
- Improvement and maintenance of existing terrestrial habitat necessary to maintain optimum wildlife populations.
- Preservation of open space by purchase or acquisition of development rights.
- Improvement and maintenance of existing aquatic habitat necessary to maintain optimum fish populations.
- Acquisition of terrestrial or aquatic habitat when existing habitat is determined crucial/critical, or is present in minimal amounts, and acquisition presents the necessary factor in attaining or preserving desired wildlife or fish population levels.
- Conservation, maintenance, protection and development of wildlife resources, the environment, and Wyoming’s natural resource heritage.
- Participation in water enhancement projects to benefit aquatic habitat for fish populations and allow for other watershed enhancements that benefit wildlife.
- To address and mitigate impacts detrimental to wildlife habitat, the environment and the multiple use of renewable natural resources attributable to residential, mineral and industrial development.
- To mitigate conflicts and reduce potential for disease transmission between wildlife and domestic livestock.
For more information, visit WWNRT.