State Wildlife Grants Program Projects

Since 2001, Congress has appropriated $11.2 million in State Wildlife Grants to Wisconsin. This has been matched with at least $7.8 million state and partner dollars.

2011-2013 Project Awards

We received 22 full proposals in Category 1 with a total funding request of $710,480 and 14 full proposals in Category 2 with a total funding request of $544,271. Twelve Category 1 projects and eleven Category 2 projects have been selected for funding.

• Category 1 SWG Awards [PDF]
• Category 2 SWG Awards [PDF]
• Monitoring Awards [PDF]

Current and Past Projects

Projects supported by State Wildlife Grant funds help to conserve and protect Wisconsin’s native wildlife and their habitats. To date, the program has supported over 150 projects that have directly benefited Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their habitats. Projects have focused on a range of activities including

• surveys, inventories, monitoring and research;
• on-the-ground management activities (e.g., natural community/habitat restoration, removal of invasive species);
• compilation and management of existing data or information (e.g., compiling and managing data, synchronizing or coordinating multiple databases, promoting or improving data sharing between organizations and programs, developing or improving data management tools);
• the development of methods/protocols, conservation action plans, and technical guidance; and
• evaluation of the accomplishments, effectiveness, or outcomes of conservation actions.

Bats play a vital role in the environment - they can eat as many as 600 to 1,200 insects per hour, including mosquitoes and crop pests. Unfortunately, bats are at risk due to their low reproductive rate, the limited number of breeding and hibernation sites available, and the discovery of white-nose syndrome. Wisconsin’s Bat Management Plan coordinates projects to increase knowledge of bats, including training citizens to collect long-term bat data. This cost-effective approach to gathering information will allow us to conserve Wisconsin’s bats before they become more rare and more costly to protect, benefiting wildlife and people.

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Making a Difference

Watch a video describing how the State Wildlife Grants Program has contributed to the work of the Citizen-Based Monitoring Network of Wisconsin

Contact Information

For questions or comments about the Wisconsin State Wildlife Grant Program, please contact:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-7012
Fax: (608) 266-2925
Endangered Resources Program