To:     Teaming with Wildlife Coalition
From:   Dave Chadwick, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Date:   December 19, 2007
RE:     Teaming with Wildlife Update: $73.8 Million for State Wildlife
Grants

Congratulations on Securing $73.8 Million for State Wildlife Grants!

Congress has finally passed an "omnibus" appropriations bill that includes $73.8 million for State Wildlife Grants in Fiscal Year 2008.
The President is expected to sign the bill in the next few days.  In this budget climate, an increase of $6.3 million is a big victory and it wouldn't have happened without hard work from each and every one of you.
In the end, Congress had to cut $22 BILLION from their initial proposals for non-military discretionary spending.  If not for your calls, emails, and personal visits to the Hill, this program would have certainly been on the chopping block.

For a breakdown of projected state-by-state allocations visit www.teaming.com/pdf/SWG_Allocations.pdf.  Out of the total amount, the bill sets aside about $4.9 million of the State Wildlife Grants for a to-be-determined competitive grants program and about $6.2 million for Tribal Wildlife Grants.

Thanks for your hard work!

Dave Chadwick
Senior Program Associate
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 725
Washington, DC 20001
202-624-5429/202-270-0737 (cell)
chadwick@fishwildlife.org
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