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

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. The power of public-private partnerships

11. 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

12. Where there is a will…
Credit: Joel Sartore