The Wildlife Habitat Grant Program (WHGP) is administered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to enhance and improve the quality and quantity of wildlife habitat in support of specific goals from the Wildlife Division’s strategic plan.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/18/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The GPS, specifically GPS Goal 2 – Manage habitat for sustainable wildlife populations in a changing environment.
Program Priorities
- Develop or maintain wildlife openings.
- Develop and maintain or contribute to large (>250 acres) grassland or savanna complexes.
- Develop and update water control structures and dikes at managed waterfowl and wetland areas.
- Early successional forest
- Maintain forest heterogeneity (i.e., variety of age classes, tree species diversity)
- Improve habitat connectivity
- Improve connectivity between habitat patches
- Maintain or restore deer wintering complexes
- Maintain or restore mast producing trees
Funding Information
- Minimum grant request amount: $15,000
- Maximum grant request amount: Amount of funds appropriated in a given fiscal year, typically around $1 million
Eligibility Criteria
Any local, state, federal or tribal units of government, profit or non-profit groups or individuals.
For more information, visit DNR.
