{"id":1931,"date":"2024-03-06T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T15:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/?page_id=1931"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:37:18","slug":"community-based-deer-management-grant-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/community-based-deer-management-grant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Community-Based Deer Management Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>THIS GRANT CLOSED MAY 9, 2025.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>PURPOSE OF FUNDING\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nTo assist local communities and non-profits in efforts to address overabundant deer populations in New Jersey&#8217;s urban landscape through community-based deer management programs. Funding will be distributed to support these programs\u2019 data and deer processing needs through three separate initiatives: the Deer Population Density Estimate\/Survey, the Forest Health Survey, and the Venison Donation Program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLICATION\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe application can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/deergrant_application_2025_final.pdf\">Community-Based Deer Management Grant Program Application 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLICATION DEADLINE\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTBD<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTIFICATION DATE<br \/>\n<\/strong>TBD<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOURCE OF FUNDING<br \/>\n<\/strong>$160,000.00 from the FY25 NJDEP State Appropriation<\/p>\n<p><strong>STATUTORY CITATION\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nN.J.S.A. 13:lD-9 (q), (r), N.J.S.A. 13:9 et seq., N.J.A.C.7:27D<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO IS ELIGIBLE\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTo be eligible for the Grant Program, each applicant must either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a county or local government entity or unit within the State of New Jersey, including municipal park systems; or<\/li>\n<li>Be tax-exempt by determination of the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) and be authorized to operate in the State of New Jersey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAll applicants must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be an organization in \u201cgood standing\u201d with the State of New Jersey;<\/li>\n<li>Have or facilitate the efforts of an established community-based deer management program;<\/li>\n<li>Have the ability to accurately track expenses incurred towards the Grant Program;<\/li>\n<li>Have the ability to submit required reporting and invoicing; and<\/li>\n<li>Have a registered vendor identification number with the State\u2019s Treasury system, if selected for an award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional initiative-specific qualifications are outlined below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Venison Donation Program\n<ul>\n<li>All deer must be processed at New Jersey Department of Health inspected butchers.<\/li>\n<li>All venison must be donated to food banks operating in the State of New Jersey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested parties may also make a separate request for signage designed to help inform the public of local community-based deer management programs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Qualifications required to obtain signage for local deer management programs\n<ul>\n<li>Open to all entities identified under Who Is Eligible.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must own or otherwise be authorized to have signage installed at the identified locations.<\/li>\n<li>If approved to receive signage, an applicant will not receive any direct funding. Instead, NJDEP will supply the signs and coordinate pick-up by the applicant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GRANT LIMITATIONS\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAs noted above, funding for signage will not be included as a financial award to the recipient. NJDEP is in possession of premade signs which will be made available upon request. An applicant may apply for funding under any or all of the three identified funding initiatives. The Department will have final determination of which initiatives and for how much they are funded for each applicant. The Department reserves the right not to award a grant if, in its sole discretion, no acceptable application is received, funding is no longer available, or for any other reason.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLICATION PROCEDURES\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nApplications must be submitted via email to <a href=\"mailto:NJdeer@deptest.nj.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJdeer@deptest.nj.gov<\/a> by 5:00 PM ET Friday, May 9, 2025, in order to be considered for an award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nVisit the Community-Based Deer Management page <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wildlife\/community-based-deer-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE INFORMATION\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nJodi Powers<br \/>\nSupervising Wildlife Biologist<br \/>\n1 Eldridge Rd. Robbinsville, NJ 08691<br \/>\n609-223-6073<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Jodi.Powers@deptest.nj.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jodi.Powers@deptest.nj.gov<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1953&#8243; img_size=&#8221;650&#215;345&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1955&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1200&#215;901&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] THIS GRANT CLOSED MAY 9, 2025.\u00a0 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]PURPOSE OF FUNDING\u00a0 To assist local communities and non-profits in efforts to address overabundant deer populations in New Jersey&#8217;s urban landscape through community-based deer management programs. Funding will be distributed to support these programs\u2019 data and deer processing needs through three separate initiatives: the Deer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1931","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1931"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3551,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1931\/revisions\/3551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}