Tribal Fish and Wildlife Funding

Tribes do not have federal base funding and are often excluded from existing funding sources, such as Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration (PR) and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration (DJ) Acts. Tribes also face additional boundaries to accessing important funding opportunities because of their struggle to secure the required match due to limited tax revenue and financial resources.

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This funding would allow tribes to build their capacity and develop viable fish, wildlife, conservation and enforcement programs. It would help tribes collect data and work to sustain threatened, endangered and culturally relevant species.
Elveda MartinezPresident of the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society

TRIBAL IMPACT

Secured annual federal funding dedicated to supporting Tribal fish and wildlife management 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.

NAFWS ACTION

NAFWS recognizes the importance of addressing the historical inequities, exclusion, and perpetual underfunding of Tribal wildlife management. NAFWS supports Tribal Fish and Wildlife Funding 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

NAFWS Resources

Tribal Fact Sheet

NAFWS Resolution

Congressional Briefing Video

Additional Resources

S 1149

Blue Ribbon Panel Report

State Wildlife Action Plans

Initiatives