FNAWS has been funding on-the-ground wildlife conservation projects since its beginning. A formal Grant-in-Aid Program was initiated to provide structure to the funding of the various project requests. This process has now been formalized to include proposal review by the Professional Wildlife Advisory Committee. The Committee uses an objective evaluation system to assign points to each project so that they can be prioritized in accordance with their biological merit.

It is very important that we look at the big picture and ensure that our limited funding brings the greatest results possible. While the individual projects funded through the Grant-in-Aid Program are very important, FNAWS, thus wild sheep, benefits much more from the national level work we do with our federal land management partners.

What this chart below shows is a significant change in the manner by which FNAWS funds on-the-ground wild sheep conservation projects. It can easily be seen that the auction of special tags to provide revenue directly to wildlife management agencies is now the predominantfunding method. It can also be seen that FNAWS is now providing more money for wild sheep conservation projects than at any time in the past. The funding is simply taking a different pathway to get on-the-ground!

Funding provided by the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep

The following table shows the states and provinces where FNAWS has funded conservation projects.

CHAPTER & AFFILIATE FUNDING

Applying for funding from FNAWS:

The Foundation is actively involved in the conservation, propagation and intensive management of wild sheep and their habitats. The Foundation annually funds a wide variety of meaningful and essential projects from a variety of grant applicants.

Some major areas of consideration are: biological studies and research projects, buffer land acquisitions, wild sheep transplants and the re-establishment of wild sheep populations into suitable historic habitat, wildlife habitat enhancement, prudent wild sheep management, safeguarding the environment, repress poaching and fostering sportsmen’s rights.

The Foundation does not fund administrative costs for projects. The goal of the Foundation is not only to provide funding, but also to achieve measurable results. The Foundation’s effective stewardship in project funding makes it a leader among conservation organizations. Grant-In-Aid application forms are accepted at any time during the year, but must reach Foundation Headquarters by the annual deadline, May 15th. Information and guidelines can be obtained by emailing Becky Layne at blayne@fnaws.org or by contacting the Foundation Headquarters, 720 Allen Avenue, Cody, WY 82414, (307)527-6261 or Fax (307)527-7117.