How are Partners for Fish and Wildlife – Habitat Restoration (1121-HR) funds used?
A. Priority use of funds. Give priority use of Partners for Fish and Wildlife – Habitat Restoration (1121-HR) funds to habitat improvement projects that strive to return full functions to native habitats. Although the primary goal of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is ecological restoration, habitat establishment practices may be appropriate when necessary to respond to high priority Service habitat objectives that cannot be achieved through habitat restoration or enhancement. The cost of habitat establishment practices should be comparable to the costs of restoration practices on similar habitats in the general area. B. 15 Percent Pilot Program. Beginning in FY 2004, a 3-year pilot initiative allows up to 15 percent of an individual State’s annual allocation of 1121-HR on-the-ground funds to be used for providing cost share assistance to the following types of projects either alone or in combination: (1) Projects on private lands that are protected by Federal easements that
