Consider Submitting Written Testimony to the Senate on State & Tribal Wildlife Grants

Would you like to show your support for the State & Tribal Wildlife Grants Program? You can submit written testimony in support of funding for the program in FY13 to the Senate Interior Appropriations subcommittee. Send your testimony formatted in MS Word to INT@appro.senate.gov with the subject line “OWT”. You can submit testimony on behalf of yourself or your organization and it can be as short as a paragraph but no longer than four pages. The deadline is April 27, 2012. Below are some facts about State & Tribal Wildlife Grants you can include in your testimony. Most importantly, ask for funding that is at least the same as last year ($61.3M) and say why the program is important to your state or organization.

FACTS about the State and & Tribal Wildlife Grants Program

• The Core Program to prevent endangered species listings & recover declining fish & wildlife

• A Primary Funding Source to implement approved State Wildlife Action Plans

• A Highly Accountable program with rigorous performance measures

• A Proven Track Record of Success as detailed in reports at www.teaming.com

• Vital To Implementing proactive, non-regulatory, incentive-based conservation

• Needed To Leverage tens of millions of dollars in state, private and tribal matching funds

• An Economic Engine & Jobs Creator that contributes to the $1.06 trillion in total economic activity and 9.4 million jobs that are part of outdoor recreation, nature conservation and historic preservation (Southwick Associates, Oct. 2011)

• Has The Support of the 6,366 organizations and businesses representing tens of millions of birders, hikers, hunters and anglers that that make up the Teaming With Wildlife coalition