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5142501Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program is now the Office of Conservation Investment
The Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Program is now the Office of Conservation Investment. The Office of Conservation Investment will continue to build on our heritage started in 1937 while creating an identity that is more holistic and inclusive of the work we support. Conservation is by its very nature an investment in the future. Under the new program name, we will continue to support our fellow Service programs, and work with states, tribal nations, landowners, nongovernmental organizations, and industry to benefit fish and wildlife and the habitats they call home. We look forward to serving our partners with the same commitment and standards while embracing a new identity to lead us into the future.

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The Office of Conservation Investment and our partners have fostered conservation under a variety of program names since our beginning more than 80 years ago. Our foundation is built on successful partnerships established through Wildlife Restoration and Sport Fish Restoration grants. These grants are still going strong and are a cornerstone of our work. Today, the Office of Conservation Investment responsibilities have expanded, and other grants have been entrusted to us to manage. Collectively we provide grant administration and technical assistance for thousands of individual grants annually that support the operation and maintenance of wildlife management areas for hunting and wildlife viewing, support the operation and maintenance of areas to launch boats, foster imperiled and endangered species conservation, restore and enhance coastal wetlands, aid Tribal partners with wildlife and habitat stewardship, provide hunting and aquatic education courses for millions, and much more. The Office of Conservation Investment also supports other Service efforts in the administration of additional grant programs. Learn more about the grants we support through funding, oversight and administration, and technical support from the links below:
                      - Wildlife Restoration                         - Hunter Education
                      - Sport Fish Restoration                         - Aquatic Education
                        - Boating Access
                      - Boating Infrastructure
                      - Clean Vessel Act
                      - Endangered Species
                      - Great Lakes Recovery Initiative
                      - Highlands Conservation Act
                      - Multistate Conservation
                      - National Coastal Wetlands Conservation 
                      - State Wildlife Grants
                      - Tribal Wildlife Grants
                      - The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation
                      - Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize and Advisory Council

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RecreationService Provides $1.8 Million for Boating Infrastructure Projects in CaliforniaThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will provide a $1.5 million Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) to the California Department of Parks and Recreation to improve aquatic infrastructure on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay. The grant will support the replacement of the dilapidated...Apr 12, 2024

Our PartnersShelter from the StormOn May 24, 2023, Typhoon Mawar struck Guam. The storm hit the island with 140 mph winds knocking out power and flooding buildings. A rain gauge in Dededo measured 28.42 inches of rain, most of which fell within three hours. Although Typhoon Mawar was the strongest storm to hit the island in 20...Apr 11, 2024

RecreationWomen need nature, and nature needs them!How do women enter the world of outdoor recreation? Across the country women are gaining confidence and developing valuable outdoor skills through the Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) program. Funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service helps make it happen.Mar 29, 2024

Our PartnersADFG to receive $61 million from excise taxes generated through purchase of hunting and fishing equipment by user-payersIn March 2024, the US. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Conservation Investment announced distribution of $61 million in Pittman-Robertson...Mar 27, 2024

Our PartnersProactive conservation supports species at risk By working on declining species early, we have the best chance to help them before they need the regulatory protections of the Endangered Species Act.Mar 26, 2024

Our PartnersSeeking Public Comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment in South DakotaThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Office of Conservation Investment is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment regarding a proposal from the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks (SDGFP) to dispose of the Federal encumbrance on the Hydro #2 Game Production...Mar 19, 2024

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