Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

State Wildlife Grant Program Update 

KDFWR Partners and Potential Partners, 

After much discussion and deliberation, the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) committee of KDFWR has changed the SWG competitive granting process.  There are two major changes that have occurred: 

1)     We will no longer issue a request for proposals (RFP) as we have in the past.  Instead, we will fund projects through the various species programs of KDFWR.  For example, if you have a project you feel is high-priority, you should directly contact the lead biologist for the taxonomic group of interest (see below list; if you are unsure of who to contact, feel free to call me).  The KDFWR biologist will then decide if your project is a priority and, if so, will work directly with you to submit a grant proposal internally.   

2)     If you have a project that is not tied to a species group (e.g. land acquisition, large scale habitat restoration), we will accept requests from outside entities made directly to the agency.  These projects will continue to be considered by the SWG Committee; no specific deadline applies.   

Thank you for your past and present support and partnership. We will issue a website update with more details about these changes within the next few weeks.  Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, concerns, or pressing project needs, 

Sincerely,

Danna Baxley