If you own hunting land in the NELP or know someone who does, I'd look into this program...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2014
Contact: Laurie Abel, 989-732-3541, ext. 5901 or Ed Golder, 517-284-5815
New deer habitat grant program available; application period opens April 1
The Department of Natural Resources today announced that, starting April 1, the application period will open for the new Deer Private Land Assistance Network (Deer PLAN) grant program. The Deer PLAN, funded by the Fish and Game Fund, is designed to support private-land deer habitat improvement projects in the northern Lower Peninsula.
"There are two primary goals applicants should strive to meet," said DNR wildlife biologist Brian Piccolo. "The projects should produce tangible deer habitat improvements and build long-term partnerships between the DNR and sportsmen's clubs."
For 2014, $50,000 will be available, focused on the following counties: Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Montmorency, Oscoda and Presque Isle. Funds will be allocated across these six counties based on a competitive grant application scoring process.
“A focus area will concentrate habitat projects in a particular region, and in doing so will provide greater benefits to deer populations in areas where we have identified habitat issues,” said DNR Deer Program biologist Ashley Autenrieth.
Application amounts must be between $2,000 and $10,000 and the grant recipient is required to provide 25 percent of the total grant amount. Projects can take place on private land, Commercial Forest Act land or other non-state-owned land.
Project applications are due by May 14. Successful applicants will be notified by May 30.
The complete grant application package is available online at
www.michigan.gov/dnr-grants by following the Deer PLAN link under Wildlife Habitat Management near the bottom of the page.
The Deer PLAN grant program is made possible by Michigan's new hunting and fishing license structure.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to
www.michigan.gov/dnr. If you received this from a friend and would like to get emails on DNR topics that interest you, please sign up.
For DNR-related questions, contact us.
For suggestions on how the DNR can improve the emails you receive, please email
[email protected].
Topic: Michigan-Landowner Habitat Improvement Grants (Read 276 times)
