A number of projects throughout Virginia received a boost through a grant with a goal to connect people to the outdoors.
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, in partnership with the Wildlife Foundation of Virginia, announced $203,000 in funding support from the Virginia Wildlife Grant Program.
The funds were dispersed for 25 projects; 185 grant applications were received.
The grants support activities such as archery, boating, paddling, fishing, hunting, recreational shooting and wildlife viewing.
2025 Virginia Wildlife Grant Program awardees
- Airfield Shooting Club
- Alleghany Highlands YMCA
- American Legion Post 177
- Augusta Bird Club
- Blessed Sacrament Huguenot School
- Central Virginia Chapter Quail Forever
- Elk Hill Farm, Inc.
- ENDEX Archery
- Friends of Hungry Mother
- Friends of Huntley Meadows Park
- Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast
- Henrico County Recreation and Parks
- Historic Rivers Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists
- Kids Outdoor Zone @ Mt Vernon Baptist Church
- National Wildlife Federation
- North River Neighbors’ Alliance – Chapter of the Friends of the Shenandoah River (FOSR)
- Northern Virginia Bird Alliance
- Old Dominion University Birding Club
- Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing – Roanoke/New River Valleys
- Singh Sabha Gurdwara
- The Luck Group Organization
- The Mayfly Project, Virginia
- Three Notch’d Delta Waterfowl
- Tri-Angle Gun Club
- Virginia Youth Education Summit
Better Together Partners (announced in 2024)
- Backwoods Warriors
- Beyond Boundaries
- James River Women
- Shenandoah Reel Women
Funding for the VWGP comes from purchases of online merchandise, as well as round-up donations through Go Outdoors Virginia.
Since 2014, the VWGP has awarded approximately $930,000, supporting 255 projects that have connected nearly 75,000 participants to the outdoors.
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Crystal Graham
