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Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control Grant is sponsored by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. This grant helps Wisconsin urban communities plan and carry out deer and Canada goose control to reduce threats to safety, health, and property. Projects may include population estimates, managed hunts or trapping, DNR-approved removal methods, and habitat modification.
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Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control Grant | | Wisconsin DNR Aid_Content Page_Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control Grant Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control Grant The 2021 Grant Application Period is Open. Applications for the 2021 grant period must be received by December 1, 2020. Newborn fawn concealed by foliage.
Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control (UWDAC) grants help urban areas develop wildlife plans, implement specific damage abatement and/or control measures for white-tailed deer and/or Canada geese. They are available to any town, city or village in an urban area. This grant provides a 50% cost share up to $5,000.
00 for eligible costs. The grant application period opens on Oct 1st each year. The application deadline is Dec 1st each year.
Who can apply? Per NEW state statutory definition, any city, village, or town with a population density of not less than 125 persons per square mile is eligible to apply. If you are uncertain if your governmental unit falls within this definition, please check the US Census Bureau website.
Developing an urban wildlife population control plan. Monitoring wildlife populations and establishing population estimates. Removing deer using sharpshooters as part of a DNR approved project.
Implementing managed hunts. Removing resident Canada geese by approved DNR methods. Performing required health and tissue sampling.
Processing, distributing or disposing of geese or deer to a charitable organization. Implementing any other wildlife control or damage abatement practices approved by the DNR. Please contact wildlife damage staff if you have questions about developing a plan, population monitoring, control methods, etc. The grant application period opens on Oct 1st each year.
The application deadline is Dec 1st each year. Grant awards are issued in January of the grant year. Application (Form 2300-267) Wildlife Plan Worksheet [DOC] Timeline and Application Checklist Reimbursement Request (Form 2300-269) Claims Worksheet (Form 8700-274) Trouble downloading forms?
See DNR PDF Help .
The following criteria will be used to rank applications for grant awards: the extent that the application addresses prevention and abatement of nuisance wildlife problems or wildlife damage to human safety, health, property; the extent that the application includes long-term solutions to wildlife problems such as habitat modification or adopting a "no wildlife feeding" ordinance; the cost-effectiveness of the plan or project; the severity of the wildlife damage or nuisance problem addressed by the application; and the likelihood of preventing the specified damage or nuisance.
Grant related statutes and administrative codes ss. 29. 887(1),(2) and (3), Wis.
Stats. Chs. NR 50.
01, 50. 05 and 50. 23, Wis.
Adm. Code For more information, contact: Wildlife Damage and Nuisance Staff
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Cities, villages, or towns with a population density of at least 125 persons per square mile. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $5,000 (50% cost share). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control Grant are due December 1, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control Grant is funded by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Wisconsin. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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