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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-WSFR-2022-N010; 91400-5110-0000; 91400-9410-0000]
 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of the priority lists of wildlife and sport fish conservation projects from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Association) for Federal fiscal years (FYs) 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The Association is required by law to annually submit a list of priority projects to the Service for funding consideration under the Service's Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP), which funds projects that address regional or national priorities of State fish and wildlife agencies. The Assistant Director for the Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program recommends projects on the list to the Service Director for approval. Once projects are awarded, we must publish each priority list in the 
                        **Federal Register**
                        . The FY 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 projects have been awarded.
 ADDRESSES: Lori Bennett, Multistate Conservation Grants Program, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike; MS: WSFR; Falls Church, VA 22041-3808.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Bennett, via phone at 703-358-2033, or via email at 
                        *Lori_Bennett@fws.gov.*
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Background The Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000 (Improvement Act; Pub. L. 106-408, Nov. 1, 2020) amended the Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 
                    *et seq.*) and the Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 
                    *et seq.*) and established the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (now known as the Traditional MSCGP, or T-MSCGP). The Improvement Act authorizes us to award grants of up to $3 million annually from funds available under each of the Acts, for a total of up to $6 million annually. Projects are selected through a competitive process developed collaboratively by State fish and wildlife agency directors, conservation and sportsmen and sportswomen organizations, and industries that support or promote hunting, trapping, and recreational shooting. Projects can be funded under Wildlife Restoration, Sport Fish Restoration, or both, depending on the project activities. The projects to which we award grants must be on a list of priority projects recommended to us by the Association. The Service Director, exercising the authority of the Secretary of the Interior, need not fund all projects on the list, but all projects funded must be on the Association's recommended list. The Improvement Act provides that funding for MSCGP grants is available in the fiscal year it is appropriated and for the following fiscal year, with any funds remaining after two years apportioned among the States in the manner and for the uses specified under the Wildlife Restoration and Sport Fish Restoration Acts. In addition to the Traditional MSCGP found in the Acts, the President signed the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act (Pub. L. 116-94) into law on December 20, 2019. This law, among other measures, created a new Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program, which makes available up to an additional $5 million for projects designed to support recruitment, retention, and reactivation (“R3”) activities. The Service will cite this as the “Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program” (R3-MSCGP). The Association and the Service work cooperatively to manage the T-MSCGP and the R3-MSCGP. The Association sets project criteria, reviews grant applications, and provides project oversight, coordination, and guidance. Applicants must provide certification that no activities conducted under either a T-MSCGP or an R3-MSCGP award will promote or encourage opposition to regulated hunting or trapping of wildlife, or to regulated angling or taking of fish. Eligible project proposals are reviewed and ranked by the Association's committees, who consult with interested nongovernmental organizations that represent conservation organizations, sportsmen and sportswomen organizations, and industries that support or promote fishing, hunting, trapping, recreational shooting, bowhunting, or archery. Their selections become the priority list that is submitted to the Service. The Association's National Grants Committee recommends the final list of priority projects for both programs to the directors of the State fish and wildlife agencies for their approval by majority vote. By statute, the Association then transmits the final approved list to the Service for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program by October 1 of each FY. The Service then provides an additional review process in accordance with grant regulations within 2 CFR part 200 and awards and administers the financial assistance grants. Funding Eligibility Traditional Multistate Conservation Grant Program Funding Eligibility Recipients awarded under the T-MSCGP may use funds for sport fish or wildlife management and research projects, boating access development, hunter safety and education, aquatic education, fish and wildlife habitat improvements, and other purposes consistent with the enabling legislation. To be eligible for funding, a project must benefit fish and/or wildlife conservation for at least 26 States, for a majority of the States in any one Service Region, or for one of the regional associations of State fish and wildlife agencies. Grants are awarded to one or more States, a group of States, or one or more nongovernmental organizations. For the purpose of carrying out the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may award grants to the Service, if requested by the Association, or to a State or a group of States. The Association also requires that all project proposals address the Association's selected national strategic priorities for both MSCGPs, which are announced annually at the same time requests for proposals are sent out.
                    ( print page 42734) Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program Funding Eligibility The Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program (R3-MSCGP) is a new program, which began awarding grants in FY 2020. The program specifically targets projects that address hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment and that promote a national hunting and shooting sport recruitment program, including related communication and outreach activities. Fiscal Year Tables The following sections of this notice set forth the award funding and project priorities by fiscal year for the years FY 2019 through FY 2022. The list below provides abbreviations used in the tables: Abbreviations Used in Tables WR Funding Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds SFR Funding Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration funds CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ABC American Bird Conservancy AFS American Fisheries Society AFWA Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies ASA American Sportfishing Association ATA Archery Trade Association BCC Boone and Crockett Club BCHA Back Country Hunters and Anglers CAHSS Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports CSU Colorado State University CU Cornell University CWA California Waterfowl Association CWD Chronic Wasting Disease DWF Delta Waterfowl Foundation FAF Future Angler Foundation GWF Georgia Wildlife Federation IDNR Iowa Department of Natural Resources IFC Instream Flow Council, Inc. IHEA International Hunter Education Association—USA MAFWA Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies MDNR Michigan Department of National Resources MMWF Max McGraw Wildlife Federation MSU Michigan State University NAA National Archery Association of the United States NCLEEF National Conservation Law Enforcement Education Foundation NCSU North Carolina State University NEAFWA Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies NMDGF New Mexico Department of Game and Fish NMWF New Mexico Wildlife Federation NORC National Opinion Research Center NS National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation NSSF National Shooting Sports Foundation NWF National Wildlife Federation NWTF National Wild Turkey Federation OSCF Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation, Inc. PF Pheasants Forever PSMFC Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission RBFF Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation SAF Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation SCIF Safari Club International Foundation SCWDS Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study SEAFWA Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies SSSF Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation TRCP Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership TU Trout Unlimited UDWR Utah Division of Wildlife Resources UGA University of Georgia USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service UWM University of Wisconsin—Madison WAFWA Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies WEI Wildlife Ecology Institute WHISPers Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership WMI Wildlife Management Institute WVDNR West Virginia Department of Natural Resources Fiscal Year 2019 Awards; Fund Availability and Priority List The Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR) had a total of $6,406,590.66 for awards in FY19 from funds carried over from FY 2018, as well as funding that had previously been sequestered; the total request for projects was $5,817,835.55, leaving a balance of $588,755.11. The Association provided the Service with a priority list of 39 projects, which included the 3 approved components of the 2016-2021 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation project. The FY 2019 priority list is in table 1. The projects in this list have been awarded. Table 1—FY 2019 Traditional Multistate Conservation Grant Program Priority List
ID
Title
Recipient
WR* funding
SFR funding
Total FY 2019 grant1
Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination
AFWA
$57,900
$57,900
$115,8002
Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States
AFWA
82,872
55,248
138,1203
Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies' Authority to Manage Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by CITES
AFWA
40,800
40,800
81,6004
State Fish & Wildlife Agency Technical Workgroup for the 2021 National Survey
AFWA
52,285.80
52,285.80
104,571.605
Coordinating and Planning National-Scale Conservation Initiatives through Communications
AFWA
20,000
20,000
40,0006
Implementation and Evaluation of the National Conservation Outreach Strategy
AFWA
61,500
61,500
123,0007
State Fish & Wildlife Agency Director Travel
AFWA
50,000
50,000
100,0008
Susceptibility of Common North American Game Birds to West Nile Virus
SCWDS
81,902
0
81,9029
Management Assistance Team and National Conservation Leadership Institute
AFWA
299,326.20
299,326.20
598,652.4010
Conserving Fish Habitat Collaboratively in the United States Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership
AFWA
0
250,680
250,68011
Supporting Undergraduate and Legal Education and Occupational Experience in Natural Resource Administration
AFWA
28,500
28,500
57,00012
Development and Testing of an Improved System for Gathering Harvest Information Data
WMI
149,500
0
149,50013
Evaluating the Promise of Potential Impacts of R3 Efforts Targeting College Students (Year 2)
NCSU
78,563
29,058
107,62114
Continued Delivery of Trapping Matters Workshops and Updating a Survey of Conservation Professionals
MMWF
97,500
0
97,500( print page 42735)15
Coordination of the Industry, Federal and State Agency Coalition
AFWA
47,784
47,784
95,56816
Ensuring State Management Authority of Furbearers through a Multi-Agency, Multi-Organization Approach
WEI
98,395
0
98,39517
Increasing Awareness and Understanding of State Fish and Wildlife Management: Implementing AFWA Strategic Plan Goal 2
AFWA
50,000
50,000
100,00018
Assessing Trends in Americans' Attitudes Toward Hunting, Sport Shooting, Fishing and Trapping
NSSF
20,025.18
20,025.18
40,050.3619
Update and Further Development of Standard Sampling Protocols for Inland Fisheries
AFS
0
77,602
77,60220
Survey and Gap Analysis of North American Grassland Habitat Conservation Efforts
ABC
130,272
0
130,27221
National Fish Habitat Partnership Tracking Database (Maintenance, Support, and Enhancement)
PSMFC
0
20,000
20,00022
Accelerating Development of Effective Leaders in State Fish and Wildlife Agencies
WMI
63,250
63,250
126,50023
America's Conservation and Hunting Heritage, A National Education Initiative
SCIF
180,000
0
180,00024
Quantify and Communicate the Benefits from WSFR Excise Tax Payments to Strengthen State-Federal-Industry Relations
NSSF
86,687.50
86,687.50
173,37525
Creating Millennial-Conservationists: Informing and Engaging the Next Generation
WMI
74,539.50
74,539.50
149,07926
The Missing Link in R3: Making Mentorship Work
WMI
162,388
0
162,38827
Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving the Understanding of Excise-Tax-Based Funding for Conservation
WMI
74,500
74,500
149,00028
Planning for the Future of Conservation Law Enforcement in the United States
NCLEEF
228,297.79
228,297.79
456,595.5829
Developing Angler Personas to Improve R3 Marketing
ASA
0
99,800
99,80030
Facilitation and Updating of the National Hunting and Shooting Sports Action Plan
CAHSS
170,100
18,900
189,00031
An Internal Look at Outdoor Recreation: Agency, Industry, and Nongovernmental Organization Attitudes Toward Fishing, Hunting, Sport Shooting, and Boating
ASA
74,865.60
74,865.60
149,731.2032
Locavore R3 Workshops, Teaching States How to Attract and Train Locavores to Become Anglers and Hunters
UDWR
12,000
12,000
24,00033
Recruiting and Retaining Youth Shooting Sports Participants Through Targeted Marketing, Education, and Peer Networking of Volunteer Coaches
SSSF
147,673.41
0
147,673.4134
Gettin' Families Fishin': A National Education Initiative
FAF
0
240,000
240,00035
Improve National Coordination and Conservation Partnerships Through the Development of a Fisheries Gray Literature Database
AFS
0
63,667
63,66736
Engaging Landowners and Partners in Implementing Farm Bill Programs that Benefit Fish and Wildlife in Riparian Areas
TU
0
30,000
30,00037-NS
Method to Deriving State-Level Estimates from the 2016 NS
U.S Census
174,333.50
174,333.50
348,66738-NS
2016 Fifty-State Survey Reports
Rockville Institute
133,786
133,786
267,57239-NS
2021 Coordination of the 2021 NS
USFWS
126,476.50
126,476.50
252,953Totals


3,156,022.98
2,661,812.57
5,817,835.55* Acronyms and initialisms for all tables are spelled out in the Abbreviations Used in Tables section.
 Fiscal Year 2020 Awards; Fund Availability and Priority Lists Traditional Multistate Conservation Grant Program Fund Availability and Priority List The Service's WSFR program had $6,939,510.06 available for T-MSCGP awards in FY 2020, after adjusting for sequestered, recovery, and carryover amounts from FY 2019. The total request for projects was $6,928,632.57, leaving a balance of $10,877.49. The Association provided the Service with a priority list of 40 projects, which included the 2 approved components of the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation project. Please note that the Association's Management Assistance Team proposal requesting $598,799.12 of Multistate funds (Project #25) was provided an additional $150,000 in Federal funds from the Service's National Conservation Training Center. This funding addition was the result of a signed memorandum of agreement between the Service and the Association. The list is in table 2. The projects in this list have been awarded.
                    ( print page 42736) Table 2—FY 2020 Traditional Multistate Conservation Grant Program Priority List
ID
Title
Recipient
WR* funding
SFR funding
Total FY 2020 grant1
Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize On-the-Ground Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States
AFWA
$82,872
$55,248
$138,1202
Coordinating and Planning National-Scale Conservation Initiatives by State Fish and Wildlife Agencies
AFWA
60,000
60,000
120,0003
The North American Conservation Education Strategy—update and align toolkit to work for today's conservation educators who offer fish and wildlife-based programs
AFWA
27,500
27,500
55,0004
Introductory Implementation and Evaluation of the National Conservation Outreach Strategy—Part 2
AFWA
69,000
69,000
138,0005
Advancing K-12 conservation education through improved tools for educators exploring the public trust doctrine, North American Model, and related examples of wildlife management
MMWF
31,680
7,920
39,6006
Words Matter: Determining How to Engage the American Public Through the Language of Conservation
WMI
61,551.69
61,551.69
123,103.387
Coordinating and Planning National-Scale Conservation Initiatives Through Effective Communications
AFWA
20,000
20,000
40,0008
Updating the AFS Blue Book: Standard Methods for Aquatic Pathogen Identification and Fish Health Management
AFS
0
83,406
83,4069
Characterizing and Mapping Chronic Wasting Disease Prion Strains Across the United States
CSU
60,138
0
60,13810
Pilot of the WHISPers wildlife mortality event data system
IDNR
15,240
0
15,24011
Exploring the potential for in utero transmission of CWD prions in white-tailed deer
SCWDS
99,741
0
99,74112
National Coordination and Technical Assistance for the Prevention, Surveillance, and Management of CWD
WMI
99,225
0
99,22513
A Novel Genetic Resource To Inform Management of CWD
MDNR
138,696.59
0
138,696.5914
Coordination of the Industry, Federal and State Agency Coalition
AFWA
41,727
41,727
83,45415
Angler R3 Program Funding Needs Assessment
RBFF
0
100,929.60
100,929.6016
Tracking Participation Through Expanded Regional & National License Sales Dashboards
ASA
109,830
109,830
219,66017
Digital Marketing Techniques to Increase Angler Participation
RBFF
0
340,000
340,00018
Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving the Understanding of Excise-tax-based Funding for Conservation
WMI
64,579.50
64,579.50
129,15919
Increasing Participation and License Sales from Hunter Education Graduates
SAF
141,350
0
141,35020
Fishing in Schools: A Grassroots Approach to Increasing Angler Participation
ASA
0
266,500
266,50021
Expansion of R3 and Engagement of the National R3 Implementation Workgroup
CAHSS
189,600
47,400
237,00022
Sportfishing's 2019 State-Level, Congressional District and Species-Level Economic Impacts
ASA
0
88,400
88,40023
Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies' Authority to Manage Wildlife Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by International Treaties, Conventions, Partnerships, and Initiatives
AFWA
47,700
47,700
95,40024
Combating Trafficking and Illegal Commercialization by Strengthening Communication and Coordination among State and National Conservation Agencies' Law Enforcement Investigations and Intelligence Sections
NCLEEF
125,000
125,000
250,00025
Management Assistance Team and National Conservation Leadership Institute
AFWA
299,399.56
299,399.56
598,799.1226
Increasing Awareness and Understanding of State Fish and Wildlife Management: Implementing AFWA Strategic Plan Goal 2
AFWA
50,000
50,000
100,00027
Supporting Law, Graduate, and Undergraduate Students' Study of Legal Principles and Professional Experience in Conservation Law and Policy Through a Center of Conservation Excellence
NWTF
70,500
70,500
141,00028
A Collaborative Network-Based Tool for Improved CWD Management in North America
MDNR
99,000
0
99,00029
Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination
AFWA
60,900
60,900
121,80030
Examining Societal Acceptance of Hunting and Other Consumptive Uses of Wildlife, in Order to Create and Test Agency Communication Strategies That Promote Public Acceptance and Advance Conservation
MMWF
105,730.65
18,658.35
124,389( print page 42737)31
State Fish and Wildlife Agency Technical Workgroup for the 2021 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (National Survey)
AFWA
40,250
40,250
80,50032
Capacity Building, Training, and Pilot Testing of the Fish and Wildlife Relevancy Roadmap
WMI
87,887.50
87,887.50
175,77533
Preparing for the Future of Fish and Wildlife Management
CSU
69,785.44
69,785.44
139,570.8834
Update and Further Development of Standard Sampling Protocols for Inland Fisheries (Phase 2 of 2)
AFS
0
97,399
97,39935
Fisheries Research Tracking and Information Exchange Tool
AFS
0
84,373
84,37336
National Fish Habitat Partnership Project Tracking Database (Maintenance, Support, and Enhancement)
PSMFC
0
20,000
20,00037
Development of YY Male Broodstocks for Eradication of Invasive Common Carp Populations
WAFWA
0
75,704
75,70438
Assessing the State of Fisheries Research Agendas in the United States and Outlining Best Practices for Development of Agendas
AFS
0
90,872
90,87239-NS
Coordination Component for the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation for Year 2020
USFWS
130,853.50
130,853.50
261,70740-NS
2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (5 years)
NORC
807,810
807,811
1,615,621Totals


3,307,547.43
3,621,085.14
6,928,632.57* Acronyms and initialisms for all tables are spelled out in the Abbreviations Used in Tables section.
 FY 2020 Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program Fund Availability and Priority List FY 2020 was the first year that Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program (R3-MSCGP) funds became available for award. The Service's WSFR program had $4,705,000 available for R3-MSCGP awards after sequestering $295,000; the total request for projects was the full available amount, leaving a balance of $0. The Service worked with the Association to make these funds available quickly for eligible projects. The Association provided the Service a priority list of 25 projects; the Service was able to award all projects by early December 2020. The list is in table 3. Table 3—FY 2020 Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program Priority List
ID
Title
Recipient
Total 2020
                             R3 award1
MAFWA * Regional Small Game Diversity and Inclusion Marketing Toolkit
MAFWA
$179,2002
Exploring the R3 Needs and Opportunities of Female Hunters, Shooters, and Archers
CWA
245,004.503
Helping State Agencies Effectively Recruit and Retain the New Locavore Audience
WMI
154,0004
Strengthening State Agency R3 of Diverse Hunters and Recreational Shooters
TRCP
35,5005
Activating and Converting Target Archers into Hunting and Shooting Sports
NAA
78,2956
Building Community to Retain Women Hunters
NWF
221,0717
Scaling a College-Focused R3 Model
GWF
175,3008
Increase Industry and Agency Relations and Communications by Expanding Partner-with-a-Payer Initiative
NSSF
146,112.759
Effectively Targeting New Adult Hunters
WMI
175,82510
Increasing Hunting Mentor and Mentee Numbers and Effectiveness
WMI
203,82111
Effective R3 Marketing Strategies
WMI
297,50012
Leveraging Influencers & Content Marketing to Recruit Bowhunters
ATA
230,00013
Email Marketing Best Practices for State Agencies
WMI
272,30514
What is the public really saying about hunting and hunters (and what can we do about it?)
NMDGF
120,00015
Message Testing: National Ad Campaign to Promote Support of and Participation in Hunting and Recreational Shooting
NWTF
230,65816
Advancing R3 Forward
CAHSS
450,00017
Hunting for Conservation Online: A Tool from CLfT to Engage in College R3 Efforts
MMWF
74,75018
Combining States and Industry Resources to Increase R3 Success
NSSF
278,90019
Hunters Connect State Content Delivery System and Database
IHEA
174,55020
Trapping Matters—Communication Message Training Public Harvest of Wildlife
MMWF
52,25021
Frameworks and Standards for R3 Effort and Strategy Evaluation
WMI
116,14922
Development of a Real-time License Data Dashboard
ASA
239,45023
Development of a Hunter Avidity Model to Assess & Improve R3 Participation
SAF
207,05524
Assessing the Quality and Availability of Hunting and Shooting Access in the United States
NSSF
224,967.7525
Hunting and Recreational Shooting Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation Among American Military Members
SAF
122,336Total


4,705,000* Acronyms and initialisms for all tables are spelled out in the Abbreviations Used in Tables section.
 
 
 FY 2021 Awards; Fund Availability and Priority List After adjusting for sequestered, recovery, and carryover amounts from FY 2020, the T-MSCGP had $6,515,283 available for award, and the R3-MSCGP had $5,010,000 available. The total request for T-MSCGP projects was $6,488,271.53, leaving a balance of $27,011.47. The total request for R3-MSCGP projects was $3,066,603.90, leaving a balance of $1,943,396.10. Please note that the Association's Management Assistance Team proposal requesting $555,277.37 of Multistate funds (Project #10) also was provided an additional $150,000 in Federal funds from the National Conservation Training Center. This funding addition was the result of a signed Memorandum of Agreement between the Service and the Association. The Association provided the Service with a single Priority List of 39 proposals, consisting of 22 T-MSCGP projects (including 2 approved components of the 2022-2027 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation project) and 17 R3-MSCGP projects. The list is in table 4. The projects in this list have been awarded. Table 4—FY 2021 Traditional Multistate Conservation Grant Program and Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program Priority List
ID
Title
Recipient
WR* funding
SFR funding
R3 funding
Total 2021 grant1
Communicating the Effects of Climate Change on Fish and Fisheries
AFS
$0
$111,870
$0
$111,8702
Surveillance Optimization Project for CWD Dashboard: A Web Application for Disease Visualization and Data-Driven Decisions
CU
244,946
0
0
244,9463
Online Platform for CWD Data Sharing Management in North America
WVDNR
225,000
0
0
225,0004
Fisheries Gray Literature Database State Agency Expansion and Support
AFS
0
105,191
0
105,1915
Preventing the Spread of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) in the United States by Engaging Key Stakeholders in Collaborative Management Solutions
UGA Research Foundation
149,797
0
0
149,7976
Wildlife Viewer Survey: Enhancing Relevancy and Engaging Support from a Broader Constituency
AFWA
65,300
65,300
0
130,6007
An Agency Path Forward: Designing Effective Engagement and Building Capacity for Relevancy
WMI
149,721.50
149,721.50
0
299,4438
State- and Congressional District-Level Economic Impacts for Hunting and Target Shooting
SAF
100,308
0
0
100,3089
Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving the Understanding of Excise-Tax-Based Funding for Conservation
WMI
85,932.50
85,932.50
0
171,86510
Management Assistance Team and the National Conservation Institute—Leadership Development for AFWA Members and the Conservation Community
AFWA
277,638.69
277,638.68
0
555,277.3711
Instream Flow and Water-Level Conservation Training and Research Center
IFC
0
119,325
0
119,32512
Maintaining Relevancy of the AFWA North American Trapper Education Program for State Fish and Wildlife Agencies
AFWA
100,000
0
0
100,00013
Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize On-the-Ground Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States
AFWA
84,819.60
56,546.40
0
141,36614
Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies' Authority to Manage Wildlife Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by International Treaties, Conventions, Partnerships, and Initiatives
AFWA
64,800
64,800
0
129,60015
Supporting Effective Coordination of Regional & National Conservation Efforts Through State Fish & Wildlife Agencies
AFWA
80,869.80
80,869.80
0
161,739.6016
Coordination of the Industry, Federal and State Agency Coalition
AFWA
30,927
30,927
0
61,85417
Expanding the Community of Support for Fish Habitat Partnership Conservation Efforts
AFWA/National Fish Habitat Partnership
0
176,240
0
176,240( print page 42739)18
Strengthening Awareness of State Fish and Wildlife Management: Support for Legal Strategy and Conservation Law Education Under MSCGP Strategic Priority 4
AFWA
60,800
60,800
0
121,60019
Supporting Law, Graduate and Undergraduate Students' Study of Legal Principles and Professional Experience in Conservation Law and Policy and Providing Opportunity for Practicing Lawyers and Judges' Continuing Legal Education on Conservation Law Under MSCGP Strategic Priority 4
NWTF
87,033
87,033
0
174,06620
Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination
AFWA
45,049.20
45,049.20
38,613.60
128,71221
Measuring the Efficacy of State Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3) Efforts: A Quantitative Approach
WMI
0
0
137,530
137,53022
R3 Specific Evaluation and Social Science Training and Resources for the Modern R3 Practitioner
MAFWA
0
0
127,573
127,57323
Meet Demand by Building Shooting Ranges with Excise Taxes
NSSF
0
0
102,500
102,50024
Effective R3 Marketing Strategies
WMI for the Association of Conservation Information
0
0
297,500
297,50025
Testing and Implementation of the Hunter Avidity Model to Assess & Improve R3 Participation
SAF
0
0
112,340
112,34026
Winning at the Point of Contact: Boosting R3 Response Rates Through Professional Communications
WMI for NEAFWA
0
0
135,000
135,00027
Utilizing Data Driven Marketing Strategies to Enhance New Audience Engagement, R3 Curriculum Development and Program Efficacy
BCHA
0
0
156,000
156,00028
Creating a Hunting Mentor Communication Toolkit
PF for MAFWA
0
0
139,865
139,86529
Modernizing Trapping Matters Professional Development Workshops and Wild Fur Schools Delivery Through Updated Messaging and the Creation of Distance Learning Modules
MMWF
0
0
100,000
100,00030
Converting 2020's Surge of New Firearm and Hunting License Owners into Active Hunters and Target Shooters
NSSF
0
0
136,500
136,50031
Retaining 2020's Surge of Licensed Anglers
AFS
0
188,712
0
188,71232
Asset Creation: National Ad Campaign to Promote Support for and Participation in Hunting and Shooting
NWTF
0
0
350,000
350,00033
Tracking Participation Through Expanded, Faster License Data Dashboards
ASA
0
160,562.16
121,125.84
281,68834
Facilitation of National R3 Strategies
CAHSS
0
0
652,850
652,85035
Effectiveness of Hunter Education Delivery: Finding the Missing Data
IHEA
0
0
143,794
143,79436
Archers USA Varsity Archery Next Step Program Taking Recruitment into Retention, Transitioning the National Archery in the Schools Program Participants into Bowhunters
ATA
0
0
175,000
175,00037
Hunter Education in a Post-COVID-19 World
IHEA
0
0
140,412.46
140,412.4638-NS
Coordination Component for the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation for Year 2020
USFWS
132,777.50
132,777.50
0
265,555( print page 42740)39-NS
2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (5 years)
NORC
1,251,628
1,251,628
0
2,503,256Totals


3,237,347.79
3,250,923.74
3,066,603.90
9,554,875.43* Acronyms and initialisms for all tables are spelled out in the Abbreviations Used in Tables section.
 FY 2022 Awards; Fund Availability and Priority List After adjusting for sequestered, recovery, and carryover amounts from FY 2021, the T-MSCGP had $6,598,154.68 available for award. The total request for T-MSCGP projects was $6,571,005.97, leaving a balance of $27,148.71. After adjusting for sequestered, recovery, and carryover amounts from FY 2021, the R3-MSCGP had $7,045,896.10 available. The total request for R3-MSCGP projects was $5,318,864.91, leaving a balance of $1,727,031.19. Please note that the Association's Management Assistance Team proposal requesting $560,000 of Multistate funds (Project #18) was provided an additional $150,000 in Federal funds from the National Conservation Training Center. This funding addition is the result of a signed memorandum of agreement between the Service and the Association. The Association provided the Service with a Priority List of 44 proposals, consisting of 20 T-MSCGP projects (including 2 approved components of the 2022-2027 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation project) and 24 R3-MSCGP projects. The list is in table 5. The projects in this list have been awarded. Table 5—FY 2022 Traditional Multistate Conservation Grant Program and Modern Multistate Conservation Grant Program Priority List
ID
Title
Recipient
WR* funding
SFR funding
R3 funding
Total 2022 grant1
Modernizing Fish Hatchery Management (aka the `Piper Manual' or `Black Book'), the How-to Manual for Practicing Fish Culturists
AFS
$0
$123,554.60
$0
$123,554.602
Utilizing a Novel Genetic Resource to Inform Management of CWD
MDNR
199,061
0
0
199,0613
Improve PKD Diagnostics and Assess the Impact of 
                            *Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae*
                             Infection on North American Salmonids
MSU
0
145,844.37
0
145,844.374
Contaminant Loads in Waterfowl of the NE Atlantic Flyway: New Threats and Outdated Advisories
CU
280,959
0
0
280,9595
Burial Disposal of CWD-Infected Carcasses: Migration and Decontamination of Prions in Model Landfill Substrates
UWM
193,581
0
0
193,5816
Advancing Implementation of the Fish and Wildlife Relevancy Roadmap
WMI
79,425
79,425
79,425
238,2757
Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving the Understanding of Excise-Tax-Based Funding for Conservation
WMI
75,191
65,190
0
140,3818
Social Listening for Relevancy
WMI
66,187.50
66,187.50
0
132,3759
Modernize the Organization, Authority, and Programs of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies Report
WMI
103,450
58,756
0
162,20610
Best Practices for Cultivating Diverse Fish and Wildlife Agency Workforces
CSU
71,574
71,574
0
143,14811
Developing Your Why: An Assessment of WAFWA Member States' DEI Journey
WAFWA
37,293
37,293
0
74,58612
New Mexico Wildlife Federation: Mi Tierra Salvaje
NMWF
95,400
75,000
75,000
245,40013
Development of Consistent Policy and Law to Prevent Translocation of Feral Swine
WMI
93,555
0
0
93,55514
Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize On-the-Ground Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States
AFWA
78,120
52,080
0
130,20015
Exploring the motivations and deterrents of wildlife poachers, the true conservation costs of wildlife crime, and developing an approach to ensure restitution, fines, and penalties fit the crimes
BCC
205,272
0
0
205,272( print page 42741)16
Strengthening Awareness of State Fish and Wildlife Management: Support for Legal Strategy and Conservation Law Education Under MSCGP Strategic Priority 4
AFWA
14,240
14,240
0
28,48017
Supporting Undergraduate/Graduate/Law Students' & Post-Graduates' Education & Professional Experience in Conservation Law & Policy
NWTF
75,452.50
75,452.50
0
150,90518
Increasing Conservation Management Capacity Through Skills, Leadership, and Knowledge Development
AFWA
280,000
280,000
0
560,00019
Multistate Conservation Grant Program Management
AFWA
58,680
58,680
58,680
176,04020
Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies' Authority to Manage Wildlife Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by International Treaties, Conventions, Partnerships, and Initiatives
AFWA
64,800
64,800
0
129,60021
Coordination of National-Scale Conservation Efforts by State Fish & Wildlife Agencies: Travel, Industry, Agency and Communications
AFWA
101,870
101,870
0
203,74022
Realtime License Data Dashboard Improvement and Expansion
ASA
0
117,352
117,352
234,70423
The New Future of Hunting and Fishing
WMI
0
0
145,030
145,03024
A National Campaign to Connect Millennials and Generation Z with Hunting, Shooting, and the Outdoors
WMI
0
0
470,538
470,53825
Discovering Family Bowfishing—National Education Initiative
ATA
0
54,600
127,400
182,00026
Phase 3—Launch and Education: National Ad Campaign to Promote Support for and Participation in Hunting and Shooting
NWTF
0
0
100,000
100,00027
Effectively Targeting New Adult Hunters
WMI
0
0
158,430
158,43028
Expanding Relevancy to Include More Diverse Audiences
ATA
0
0
71,000
71,00029
Firearms Fundamentals Course Promotion Through SEAFWA States
SEAFWA
0
0
275,000
275,00030
Social Influencers to Drive R3 in SEAFWA
SEAFWA
0
0
300,000
300,00031
R3 Through Marketing via Pilot States
WMI
0
0
292,500
292,50032
The Hunter's Network National Version
IHEA
0
0
248,275
248,27533
Identifying When to Use In-Person vs Virtual R3 Events
SAF
0
58,219
58,219
116,43834
Development and Implementation of a Learn to Hunt Upland Game Digital Course to Strengthen Strategic R3 Efforts of Diverse Hunters
PF
0
0
236,578
236,57835
Native American Participation Research and Outreach
OSCF
0
0
116,000
116,00036
Delta Waterfowl's University Hunting Program
DWF
0
0
284,614
284,61437
Black Hunters: Reclaiming the Tradition
WMI
0
0
263,329
263,32938
Connecting Different Cultures to Hunting and Fishing Through Food
WMI
0
24,000
48,500
72,50039
Extending Academics Afield to Advance Equity in College R3 Programming
GWF
0
0
360,458
360,45840
Hunters Connect Audience Expansion
IHEA
0
0
178,530
178,53041
MAFWA Small Game Diversity and Inclusion Outreach Toolkit: Phase 2
MAFWA
0
0
220,000
220,00042
2022-2024 Facilitation of National R3 Strategies
CAHSS
0
0
1,034,006.91
1,034,006.9143-NS
2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (5 years)
NORC
1,251,628
1,251,628
0
2,503,25644-NS
2022 National Survey Coordination
USFWS
134,760.50
134,760.50
0
269,521Totals


3,560,499.50
3,010,506.47
5,318,864.91
11,889,870.88* Acronyms and initialisms for all tables are spelled out in the Abbreviations Used in Tables section.
 Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


[FR Doc. 2022-15214 Filed 7-15-22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P