Sec. 4. Wildlife Movement and Movement Area Grant Program
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a nonregulatory program, to be known as the Wildlife Movement and Movement Area Grant Program (referred to in this section as the grant program ). The purpose of the grant program is to fund projects that improve or conserve habitat quality in movement areas, including projects that— secure habitat leases, fence modification, non-Federal land acquisition, conservation easements, improved hydrology, human-wildlife vehicle collision reduction, and road and infrastructure modification; arrange voluntary collaboration with landowners; and coordinate efforts among State and Tribal governments, including departments of transportation and other relevant agencies.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Foundation to administer the grant program for purposes of providing competitive matching grants in varying amounts to eligible recipients. Not later than 180 days after the date on which amounts are made available to carry out the grant program, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Foundation, in consultation with the Secretary, shall issue a request for proposals for projects to fund under the grant program.
A proposal submitted to the Foundation by an eligible recipient for funding under the grant program shall identify 1 or more movement areas where habitat improvement will be achieved, subject to the condition that the proposal shall include written acknowledgment of support from a State or Tribal fish and wildlife agency with jurisdiction over the movement area in which the proposal will be carried out. Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Federal share of the cost of a project funded under the grant program shall not exceed 90 percent of the total cost of the project.
The non-Federal share of the cost of a project funded under the grant program— except as provided in subparagraph (C), shall be not less than 10 percent of the total cost of the project; and may be provided in cash or in-kind, as determined by the Foundation. The Foundation may waive the requirements under subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)for projects that would benefit Indian Tribes, historically disadvantaged communities, or areas of persistent poverty, as determined by the Foundation. After the date on which the Secretary enters into a cooperative agreement with the Foundation under subsection (c), any amounts received by the Foundation under this section shall be subject to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. ), excluding section 10(a) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3709(a) ). In funding projects under the grant program, the Foundation may give priority to proposals that are— submitted by an eligible recipient described in section 3(3)(F); or jointly submitted by multiple eligible recipients. After the date on which the Secretary enters into a cooperative agreement with the Foundation under subsection (c), the Foundation shall— for each fiscal year, receive amounts made available to carry out the grant program in an advance payment of the entire amount on October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, of that fiscal year, to remain available until expended; and invest and reinvest those amounts for the benefit of the grant program; and otherwise administer the grant program to support partnerships between the public and private sectors in accordance with this section. Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Foundation shall submit to the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Transportation, and Congress a report on projects funded under the grant program and the contribution of those projects to conservation successes. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the grant program such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030. Of the amounts made available to carry out the grant program for each fiscal year, not less than 50 percent shall be used for projects that directly conserve, restore, or enhance big game movement areas.
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