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Office of Species Conservation seeks grant flexibility as federal planning shifts complicate sage‑grouse efforts
Summary
The Office of Species Conservation told JFAC it has significant federal grant activity (including IIJA funds), relies on trustee/benefit pass‑throughs, and is requesting a small increase to its miscellaneous revenue appropriation to pursue non‑federal grants while warning of federal NEPA and administrative changes affecting sage‑grouse planning.
The Office of Species Conservation told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Oct. 23 that much of its activity is funded by federal grants and that recent federal funding rounds created large appropriations with delayed spending. Administrator Mike Edmondson asked the committee to allow modest increases to the office’s miscellaneous revenue authority to pursue non‑federal grants.
Edmondson said the office was created by the legislature to plan and coordinate state actions related to species that are candidates, threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. The office is allocated 16 full‑time…
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