YOU MUST PROVIDE NON-FEDERAL MATCH THAT IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RCN FUND REQUEST. FEDERAL FUNDS WILL ONLY BE DISBURSED IN AMOUNTS EQUAL TO APPROVED NON FEDERAL MATCH QUARTERLY AND ONLY ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. PROJECTS MUST BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS OR LESS. PRESENTATIONS TO REPORT ON PRELIMINARY AND FINAL RESULTS ARE REQUIRED. The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) Coordinates and Administers the Northeast RCN Program on Behalf of the NEAFWA. Background: State fish and wildlife agencies have developed State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) that assess the condition of each state’s wildlife and habitats, identify the problems they face, and outline the actions that are needed to conserve them over the long term. The SWAPs identify a variety of actions aimed at preventing wildlife from declining to the point of becoming endangered. By focusing on conserving the natural lands and clean waters that provide habitat for wildlife, the plans have important benefits for wildlife and people. Many of the conservation needs identified in the SWAPs are best addressed at a landscape-scale a scale that does not conform to state boundaries. In addition, many – conservation actions can be developed or implemented in one area of the Northeast with the results applicable and of benefit to the entire region. By combining financial resources, the Northeast states have created an efficient and effective mechanism to address landscape scale or regionally applicable issues. The objective of the Northeast
YOU MUST PROVIDE NON-FEDERAL MATCH THAT IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RCN FUND REQUEST. FEDERAL FUNDS WILL ONLY BE DISBURSED IN AMOUNTS EQUAL TO APPROVED NON FEDERAL MATCH QUARTERLY AND ONLY ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. PROJECTS MUST BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS OR LESS. PRESENTATIONS TO REPORT ON PRELIMINARY AND FINAL RESULTS ARE REQUIRED. The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) Coordinates and Administers the Northeast RCN Program on Behalf of the NEAFWA. Background: State fish and wildlife agencies have developed State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) that assess the condition of each state’s wildlife and habitats, identify the problems they face, and outline the actions that are needed to conserve them over the long term. The SWAPs identify a variety of actions aimed at preventing wildlife from declining to the point of becoming endangered. By focusing on conserving the natural lands and clean waters that provide habitat for wildlife, the plans have important benefits for wildlife and people. Many of the conservation needs identified in the SWAPs are best addressed at a landscape-scale – a scale that does not conform to state boundaries. In addition, many conservation actions can be developed or implemented in one area of the Northeast with the results applicable and of benefit to the entire region. By combining financial resources, the Northeast states have created an efficient and effective mechanism to address landscape scale or regionally applicable issues. The objective of the Northeast
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