The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The grant program offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designed to provide financial assistance to wildlife and natural resource management agencies, departments of states, the District of Columbia, and federally-recognized Native American Tribes for activities related to the management of White-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats. The goals of this funding opportunity include fulfilling information needs, implementing management actions for WNS and susceptible bat species, engaging in the National Response to WNS, and supporting a broad spectrum of activities such as monitoring bat populations, conservation actions, gathering scientific information, training personnel, and managing WNS and its causative fungus. The funding prioritizes projects that benefit bat species affected by WNS, advance the priorities of the WNS National Plan, and build upon the current state of bat knowledge.