Archives: Funds

SAFE allows producers to establish native grasses, forbs and shrubs through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that benefit high priority State wildlife conservation objectives. The practices must be used to address wildlife habitat that can be enhanced through the restoration of eligible cropland through CRP. Priority projects include Declining Grassland Birds, Pheasant Winter Cover, and … Read more

Provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers and non-industrial forest managers to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits.

Participating ranchers will enroll in World Wildlife Fund’s Ranch Systems and Viability Planning Network (which already has under 420,000 acres enrolled in the Northern Great Plains), which creates a support system for ranchers interested in making ecological improvements and enhancing the financial sustainability of their operations.

A one-stop-shop for programs and practices available through various conservation partners to help establish and manage diverse native perennial grasses, install grazing infrastructure, and develop working grasslands for sustainable livestock grazing

Voluntary incentive-based agreement between MTFWP and private landowners.  Landowners commit to specific land management practices to protect wildlife and receive a one-time per-acre fee for a 30–40-year lease.

Protect, conserve, enhance and create wetland habitat to benefit wildlife, especially migratory birds.  Cost-share opportunities through partners for projects meeting program goals.

This program seeks to restore and enhance breeding habitat for declining songbirds including Sprague’s Pipit, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Baird’s Sparrow, and Thick-billed Longspur. The program targets producers with plowed lands who want to restore grass forage for grazing operations.

Grants program that promotes the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. Grants help partners to protect, research, monitor, and manage bird populations and habitats throughout birds’ entire migratory life cycle. The IMPACT Program focuses a portion of NMBCA funding to support proposals contributing to the conservation of select species, including Sprague’s Pipit, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Baird’s Sparrow, … Read more

Competitive, matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects that involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. The Small Grants Program application is simpler than the Standard Grants application; grant requests may not exceed $100,000.

Competitive, matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects that involve long-term protection. restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds.