Tag: budget

May 24, 2022

TWS advocates for robust USDA appropriations in FY 2023

The Wildlife Society is requesting that Congress provide robust funding in Fiscal Year 2023 for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that support wildlife professionals and their work. The House and...

May 10, 2022

House committee examines Interior FY 2023 budget

When the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies convened on April 18 to discuss the Interior’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget, legislators questioned Interior Secretary Deb...

April 13, 2022

Conservation agencies plan hiring sprees for FY 2023

The U.S. Department of the Interior outlined a strategic plan for the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management to take on...

April 6, 2022

President Biden requests $31.1B for USDA in FY 2023

President Biden recently proposed a 9% increase in total funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Fiscal Year 2023, including significant boosts for wildlife conservation and climate research program...

April 5, 2022

President requests increased Interior budget for FY 2023

The Biden Administration is requesting from Congress an overall 7% increase to the federal discretionary budget for Fiscal Year 2023, with targeted requests for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s...

March 11, 2022

TWS advocates for increased DOI conservation funding

 The Wildlife Society urged the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to provide robust funding in its Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations for programs that support wildlife professionals...

February 16, 2022

DOI to distribute record funding to state wildlife agencies

The U.S. Department of the Interior will distribute a record $1.5 billion in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program funding to state wildlife agencies this fiscal year. The U.S. Fish...

June 4, 2021

Budget proposal would benefit agriculture wildlife programs

Under the U.S. administration’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022, the Department of Agriculture would see a 16% increase in funding. The U.S. Forest Service’s forest and rangeland research program would receive...

June 2, 2021

President’s proposal would increase Interior funding

The U.S. administration has released further details regarding their Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes increased funding for many wildlife and conservation programs under the Department of the Interior. The...

April 23, 2021

President requests increased Agriculture, Interior budget for FY 2022

President Biden is requesting an 8.8% increase in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which would go toward increases in discretionary funding across the board, including new funding for climate change...