$300,000 In MassWildlife Grant Funds Available For Landowners

WESTBOROUGH, MA—Now in its fourth year, the MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Program gives financial assistance to private and municipal landowners of conservation lands to improve and manage habitat for game species (species that are hunted, fished, and trapped) and other Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan. The grant program also aims to expand opportunities for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation and complement ongoing habitat management work on state lands, said the announcement.

This year, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton provided MassWildlife with $300,000 to fund another year.

Get more details and apply for the grant here.

Last year (FY18), MassWildlife received 35 applications for grant funding with requests totaling more than $910,000.

There are some significant changes to the program this year, including an expansion of eligible lands, and the use of a fillable form for an application.

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