Funding Available for Grassland Restoration in the Great Plains of Texas
AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), in partnership with the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture and Quail Forever, is announcing an application period for the Grassland Restoration Incentive Program (GRIP) in the Great Plains region of Texas.
This GRIP program aims to restore or improve native grassland habitat on private lands in select counties in Texas. Through this program, landowners are eligible for financial assistance to conduct habitat management practices including brush management, prescribed fire, firebreaks, herbaceous weed treatment, range planting, and wildlife habitat planting. This program was started in 2013 and has successfully treated more than 132,000 acres in Texas.
Texas, along with much of the Great Plains, has experienced significant native grassland habitat loss through brush encroachment (e.g., mesquite, juniper), urban expansion, conversion to non-native monocultures, and other ecosystem stressors. This program is one of several steps TPWD is taking to help wildlife species that rely on native grasslands such as bobwhites, meadowlarks, and horned lizards.
Who is Eligible:
Landowners and producers in the following counties:
Archer, Austin, Baylor, Callahan, Clay, Colorado, Delta, Dewitt, Edwards, Ellis, Fayette, Fannin, Gonzales, Hunt, Karnes, Kinney, Lamar, Lavaca, Montague, Navarro, Real, Red River, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Washington, Wilson, and Wise.
This application period is open from Nov. 4 – Dec. 4.
For more information, please reach out to your , other trusted conservation professional, a contact for the program listed on the below GRIP flyer, or Derek Wiley, TPWD Conservation Delivery Coordinator, 512-902-7379, derek.wiley@tpwd.texas.gov.
