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State Wildlife Grant Program

About

The State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program provides Federal grant funds to State fish and wildlife agencies for developing and implementing programs that benefit Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and their habitats. Grant funds may be used to address a variety of conservation priorities identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP); such as research, fish and wildlife surveys, species restoration, habitat management, and monitoring. Identified and described in the SWAP, SGCNs have experienced significant population declines. Threats to these species are described, and include such factors as habitat loss or fragmentation, competition from non-native species, and other stressors. The SWAP identifies their habitats, as well as actions needed to restore or maintain viable populations of these species.

Click the button below to download ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ's current SWAP

2025 SWAP Update

Approved in 2015 and 2005, ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ's current SWAP is under review. A revised draft will be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by September 2025. A public comment period runs until July 1, 2025.

Click here for more information about the 2025 SWAP update.

SWG Projects

The original SWAP guided major accomplishments; restoration of priority habitats including longleaf and shortleaf pine and native grasses on Wildlife Management Areas, State Parks, and private lands. It helped establish the ºÚÁÏÌìÌà Aquatic Biodiversity Center which helps recover freshwater mussels and snails in ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ’s key rivers and streams. It supported important research on rare, aquatic life, removed barriers to fish migration and breeding, and reintroduced threatened species. This Wildlife Action Plan is critical to helping ºÚÁÏÌìÌà fulfill its responsibility to conserve its abundant fish and wildlife and natural habitats for future generations. 

For a complete list of these projects see Projects Funded by SWG.

Source of Funds

Congress appropriates funds for the State Wildlife Grant Program on an annual basis. Funds are apportioned to States, commonwealths, and U.S. territories based on a formula that considers each State’s population and total geographical area. Grant funds are disbursed to States for approved grants at a maximum federal share of 75% for planning grants and 65% for Plan implementation grants. Congress also allocates a portion of appropriated funds to a competitive SWG subprogram.

SGCNs and Conservation Actions

Click the images below for more information about the SGCNs and Conservation Actions identified in ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ's SWAP.

Contact

Email questions and comments to Traci Wood.

Additional contact information:

Traci D. Wood
ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
Habitat and Species Conservation Coordinator
Landowner Incentive Program and State Wildlife Grants
64 N. Union St., Suite 567
Montgomery, AL 36130

Office: (334) 353-0503
Fax: (334) 242-3032