Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on August 20, 2012 - 8:19am
At 555 organizations signed on to the letter to Senators Reed (RI) and Murkowski (AK) supporting funding in FY13 for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, we are well past our original goal of 300. Thank you so much for your support! The House Appropriations Committee proposed a massive 50% cut to the program and the letter is intended to show the Senate that there is strong grassroots support for the program.
Submitted by Mark Humpert on August 13, 2012 - 9:00am
UPDATED August 14 (5:30pm). Over 400 organizations have now signed on to the letter to Senators Reed (RI) and Murkowski (AK) supporting funding in FY13 for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program. The House Appropriations Committee has proposed a massive 50% cut to the program and the letter is intended to show that there is strong grassroots support for the program. The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program is the only federal program with the purpose of preventing endangered species listings and we have successes in every state and territory that we can show.
Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on August 9, 2012 - 11:00am
Once again the US House of Representatives has proposed a massive (50%) cut to the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program for the fiscal year starting in September. This program has already been cut by over 30% since 2010. We understand the fiscal constraints of the country and know everyone needs to do their part. However this large and disproportionate cut to a successful program that is preventing endangered species listings does not make economic sense. We know that when a species has to be federally listed, costs skyrocket!
