Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
RECOVERING AMERICA’S WILDLIFE ACT
The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (Recovering) (HR 2773, S 2372) will dedicate $97.5 million to Tribal Nations and $1.3 billion to state-level conservation efforts for on-the-ground conservation projects — helping prevent wildlife from becoming endangered in the first place.
TRIBAL IMPACT
If passed, the Tribal title of Recovering will secure the first ever, secured annual federal funding dedicated to supporting Tribal fish and wildlife management. The funds can be used to develop, carry out, or enhance wildlife conservation and restoration programs, threatened and endangered species recovery, wildlife conservation education and recreation, conservation law enforcement, and program staff.
Funds will be distributed through a noncompetitive application process with no matching funds requirement. The guidelines and criteria will be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through BIA in consultation with Tribes.
NAFWS ACTION
NAFWS recognizes the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act as an opportunity to begin addressing the historical inequities, exclusion, and perpetual underfunding of Tribal wildlife management. NAFWS supports Recovering through the following actions:
- Active members of the Alliance for America’s Fish and Wildlife and the Tribal Alliance
- Act as clearinghouse for Tribal Letters of Support
- Passed a resolution in support of dedicated federal funding to recover fish and wildlife