Congresswoman Hirono Announces $610,704 in Federal Funds to
Help Prevent Hawai‘i Fish and Wildlife from Becoming Endangered
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) today announced the state of Hawai‘i will receive $610,704 in U.S. Department of Interior State Wildlife Grants Program funding to assist the State Department of Land and Natural Resources in its effort to protect island wildlife and habitats.
The $610,704 in grant funding represents Hawaii’s share of the $61 million in federal support that is now being distributed to the fish and wildlife agencies of the 50 states, commonwealths, the District of Columbia, and territories, as announced by Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar.
Grant funds support both the planning and implementation activities. The funding must be used to address conservation needs such as research, surveys, species and habitat management, and monitoring, identified within a state’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan/Strategy. These funds may also be used to update, revise, or modify that strategy.
The State Wildlife Grants Program provides funding to state and other eligible jurisdictions through a formula-based distribution calculated using the state’s land area and population. Congress initiated this grant program in FY 2002 and funded it from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Since the program’s inception, Congress has provided $502,246,708 for conservation work on state and private lands.
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