MARQUETTE, MI-- The Department of Natural Resources says $100,000 is available to improve deer habitat in the U.P.
The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance habitat on non-state lands in the Upper Peninsula. Groups eligible for money include organizations that promote wildlife conservation, sportsmen’s clubs, conservation districts, land conservancies, industrial landowners with more than 10,000 acres, or private land affiliations where two or more unrelated people jointly own 400 or more acres.
The maximum amount of individual grants is $15,000 and the minimum is
$2,000.
Project applications must be postmarked by Thursday, March 1. The application package is at Michigan.gov/dnr-grants.
