ITBC USDA Conservation Innovation Grant Grassland Restoration & Bison Management
ITBC CIG Grant Funding Period October 1, 2008 – March 31, 2012 Funding Amount $425, Participating Tribes Sac and Fox Tribe of Mississippi in Iowa Northern Cheyenne Tribe Shoshone Bannock Tribes Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes of OK Picuris Pueblo
ITBC CIG Grant Project Deliverables Initial assessment Complete 5 pilot restoration projects Implement new bison management plans Establish collaborative efforts Foster working relationship Evaluate restoration projects
Project Deliverables Assessments completed 3 projects completed; 2 planned to be completed Assessment of management plans completed Collaborations identified and best management practices being developed Working relationships established Evaluation to be done when projects completed
Collaborations and Working Relationships World Wildlife Fund Bison Working Group USDA NRCS American Bison Society USFWS NPS BIA Range Management Programs