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Research
2008
Human Dimensions of Wildlife Health Management: insights to support the National Fish & Wildlife Health Initiative Grantee: Michigan State University Funds Awarded: $299,263.00 Grant ID: MI M-1-R Status: in progress Issues Related to Hunting Access in the U.S Grantee: National Shooting Sports Foundation Funds Awarded: $423,032.00 Grant ID: CT M-8-R Status: in progress Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Angler Access Grantee: American Sportfishing Association/Responsive Management Funds Awarded: $247,092.00 Grant ID: VA M-20-R Status: in progress
2007
Best Practices in Hunting and Shooting Sports Recruitment and Retention Grantee: National Shooting Sports Foundation Funds Awarded: $215,600.00 Grant ID: CT M-7-R Status: in progress Economic Impacts of Hunting, 2006 Grantee: Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $63,910.00 Grant ID: DC M-55-R Status:Complete View Report Economic Impacts of Sportfishing, 2006 Grantee: American Sportfishing Association Funds Awarded: $69,551.00 Grant ID: VA M-18-R Status: Complete View Report Evaluation of Methodologies for the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Grantee: Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $85,800.00 Grant ID: DC M-56-R Status: in progress Hunting Heritage Action Plan Grantee: Wildlife Management Institute Funds Awarded: $220,000.00 Grant ID: DC M-59-R Status: in progress Property Tax Incentives for Access to Private Lands Grantee: Wildlife Management Institute Funds Awarded: $164,450.00 Grant ID: DC M-58-R Status: in progress
2006
Complete the Approval Requirements for AQUI-S®, Zero Withdrawal Anesthetic Grantee: Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $235,955.00 Grant ID: DC M-48-R Status: in progress
2005
Enhancement of the Multistate Aquatic Resources Information System (MARIS) to Support the National Fish Habitat Initiative Grantee: American Fisheries Society Funds Awarded: $569,307.00 Grant ID: MD M-3-R Status: in progress "How Much Is Enough for 2007? A Regional Wildlife Habitat Needs Assessment for the 2007 Farm Bill" Grantee: Wildlife Management Institute Funds Awarded: $91,000.00 Grant ID: DC M-39-R Status: Complete Website: http://www.wildlifemanagementinstitute.org/Publications.cfm Final Report Status of Western Native Freshwater Fishes Grantee: Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Funds Awarded: $80,000.00 Grant ID: CO M-3-R Status: Complete View Report A Summary of the Best Current Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Participants in Hunting, Angling, Boating and Shooting Sports Grantee: Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $16,375.00 Grant ID: DC M-44-R Status: Completed
2004
2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (Option 6) Grantee: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Funds Awarded: $11,080,004.00 Grant ID: VA M-13-R Status: Complete Website: http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/NationalSurvey/2006_Survey.htm Factors That Drive Sport Fishing License Sales Grantee: American Sportfishing Association Funds Awarded: $124,554.00 Grant ID: VA M-9-R Status: Complete Website and link to Report: http://www.asafishing.org/asa/statistics/participation/fishornot.html Measuring Public Opinion of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in the 16 Southeastern Association States Grantee: Responsive Management Funds Awarded: $345,445.00 Grant ID: VA M-10-R Status: Complete Link to Final Reports: http://www.responsivemanagement.com/huntingprojects.html
2003
Assessing Trapping Systems Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $118,800.00 Grant ID: DC M-24-R Status: Complete Website: http://www.fishwildlife.org/furbearer.html Chronic Wasting Disease Prevention and Planning Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $357,500.00 Grant ID: DC M-21-R Status: Complete Develop a Request for Proposals for a National Survey Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $137,940.00 Grant ID: DC M-22-R Status: Complete Website: http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/NationalSurvey/NatSurveyIndex.htm Evaluation of the Fish and Wildlife Reference Service Grantee: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Funds Awarded: $40,711.00 Grant ID: VA M-5-R Status: Complete Link to report: http://www.cmiweb.org/human/publications/FWRS_Final_Report.pdf Measuring Public Opinion of Northeast Agencies Grantee: Northeast Conservation Information & Education Association Funds Awarded: $350,000.00 Grant ID: ME M-1-R Status: Complete Link to report: http://www.responsivemanagement.com/agencyevalprojects.html National Assessment of Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Grantee: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Funds Awarded: $186,100.00 Grant ID: WI M-2-R Status: Complete Website: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/bow/ Wildlife Values in the West Grantee: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $447,922.00 Grant ID: WY M-2-R Status: Complete View Report
2002
The 2001 Economic Contributions of Hunting Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $76,992.00 Grant ID: DC M-10-RO Status: Complete View Report 2001 National Survey Grantee: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Funds Awarded: $3,974,334.00 Grant ID: N/A Status: Complete Website: http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/NationalSurvey/reports2001.html Development of a Model for Infecting Fish with Columnaris Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $96,384.00 Grant ID: DC M-16-R Status: Complete Development and Validation of a Determinative Analytical Method for the Marker Residue of AQUI-S Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $300,764.00 Grant ID: DC M-14-R Status: Complete Fate and Effect of the Aquaculture Therapeutic Potassium Permanganate Grantee: Arkansas State University Funds Awarded: $245,976.00 Grant ID: AR M-1-R Status: Complete New Animal Drug Application for Oxytetracycline Immersion Therapy for Diseases of Cool and Warm Water Fish Species Cultured on Public Fish Facilities Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $275,327.00 Grant ID: DC M-17-R Status: Complete Website: http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/aquatic/aquaculture_drug.html Pumpout Equipment Standards and Lifecycle Testing Grantee: States Organization for Boating Access Funds Awarded: $299,000.00 Grant ID: DC M-20-R Status: Complete Website: http://www.sobaus.org/publications/publications2.html
2001
2001 National Survey Grantee: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Funds Awarded: $2,790,696.00 Grant ID: N/A Status: Complete Website: http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/NationalSurvey/reports2001.html Analytical Support of Pivotal Field Efficacy Trials for Florfenicol Use in Public Fisheries Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $36,689.00 Grant ID: DC M-1-R Status: Complete Websites: http://fisheries.fws.gov/aadap http://www.spah.com/usa/fish/ Collection of Pivotal Field Efficacy Data to Support a New Animal Drug Approval for the Use of Florfenicol to Control Mortality Caused by Bacterial Pathogens in Cultured Fish Grantee: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds Awarded: $216,775.00 Grant ID: DC M-2-R Status: Complete Factors Related to Hunting and Fishing Initiation, Participation, and Retention Among the Nation's Youth Grantee: Responsive Management Funds Awarded: $336,720.00 Grant ID: VA M-2-R Status: Complete View Report

For more information about the Multistate Conservation Grant Program, Joint Task Force, and Trust Funds Committee, contact Christina Zarrella at 202/624-7890 or czarrella@fishwildlife.org.