N.J. Admin. Code § 7:5-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:5-2.2 - Eligible projects

(a) Projects eligible to qualify for a grant through the Conserve Wildlife Matching Grants Program shall benefit New Jersey's nongame wildlife through education, outreach, research, conservation, species protection or habitat management or a combination of these. Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Education/outreach projects, such as classroom wildlife programs, interpretive signage or public outreach programs;

2. Research projects, such as animal surveys or censuses, habitat monitoring or public attitude surveys;

3. Management projects, such as habitat development, improvement or restoration; or

4. Habitat protection projects, such as establishing and maintaining urban wildlife corridors or wardening sensitive wildlife breeding areas.

(b) Grant funding shall be expended only on projects located in New Jersey.

(c) Projects shall be completed within two years of notification of grant approval and a final project report shall be submitted to the ENSP at the completion of the project. The project report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the final product as described in the scope of work, any documentation supporting the completion of the grant project (that is, photographs, newspaper articles), the manner in which the funds were expended, and all associated receipts.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:5-2.2

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 2387(a), effective 12/19/2022