Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
For General Operating Support
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/10/2016
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers advocates for federal and state policies that support human-powered hunting and fishing opportunities. This grant will support the organization’s work to protect high-quality hunting and fishing habitat, oppose the sale or transfer of public land, limit the misuse of off-road vehicles on public land, and ensure responsible energy development.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.backcountryhunters.org
Address
PO Box 9257, Missoula, MT, 59807, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) is the voice for our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife. The organization seeks to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting through education and work on behalf of fish, wildlife, and wild places. By promoting science-based management policies and habitat protection, BHA is working to marshal and unify voices across North America to ensure that robust populations of fish and wildlife have access to clean water and intact landscapes. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for general operating support
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is an important voice of the sporting community in support of protecting roadless land, constraining the use of off-road vehicles, and finding a balance between energy production and habitat protection. This grant would provide the organization with resources that would allow it to expand its mission into new and important areas in the West.
