More Bang for Your Buck: Sustainable funding for wildlife mitigation Renee Callahan Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Large Landscape Conservation Executive Director, ARC Solutions

Today’s Goals Overview of funding sources Case studies: AZ, CA, CO Photo Credit: Tony Clevenger Today’s Goals Overview of funding sources Case studies: AZ, CA, CO Ingredients for success Audience-driven discussion/Q&A Credit: Rob Ament Credit: WCS/Jeff Burrell Credit: HNTB with MVVA, ARC Solutions

Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Credit: highwaywilding.org

Transportation Block Grant Program Sec. 133: Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Eligible projects: To reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats. 23 USC § 133(b)(15) Credit: P. Cramer, USU, UDWR, UDOT

Sec. 148: Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Eligible projects: The addition or retrofitting of structures or other measures to eliminate or reduce crashes involving vehicles and wildlife. 23 USC § 148(a)(4)(B)(xvii) Credit: The Durango Herald

Sec. 202: Tribal Transportation Program Eligible projects: (I) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; (II) to mitigate damage to wildlife, aquatic organism passage, habitat, and ecosystem connectivity, including constructing culverts and bridges. 23 USC § 202(a)(1)(A)(vi) ; Credit: CSKT Credit: Blackfeet Nation

Sec. 203: Federal Lands Transportation Program (FLTP) Eligible projects: (I) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; (II) to mitigate damage to wildlife, aquatic organism passage, habitat, and ecosystem connectivity, including constructing culverts and bridges. 23 USC § 203(a)(1)(A)(iv) Credit: Renee Callahan

Sec. 204: Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) Eligible projects: To improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity. 23 USC § 204(a)(1)(A)(iv) Credit: South Texas NWR Complex, Ocelot Crossings

Additional public funding sources U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service natural resource, wildlife and tribal wildlife grants Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants State transportation grants/programs State wildlife grants/programs Other potential grants/programs? Credit: NvDOT

The power of public-private partnerships

POOLED FUND STUDY www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/610 Committed: NEVADA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA IOWA OREGON Processing: MINNESOTA WASHINGTON TOTAL COMMITTED: $615,000 and growing!!! POOLED FUND STUDY www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/610

Where there is a will… Credit: Joel Sartore