What is the outlook for long term funding and what is MassWildlifes commitment to landowners?
This is a federally funded competitively grant program and funding to the states can fluctuate from year to year. That is why this is intended to be a “seed” grant to get you started. The State cannot commit financially to more than one year at a time. If the project is not able to be finished in the one year grant agreement period, the landowner will rank higher in future grant rounds for additional management on that project because of the landowners commitment and the State’s investment in your property.
