A grant from Department of Fish and Wildlife
This Department of Fish and Wildlife direct-loss opportunity compensates eligible producers for livestock death or injury from CDFW-determined confirmed or probable wolf depredation. The central eligibility gate is a qualifying incident on or after July 1, 2024 that was investigated by CDFW and documented on a CDFW Livestock Loss Determination form. It is not the program’s nonlethal-deterrent or indirect-loss prong.
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There is no geographic restriction for eligibility. However, applicants must have had a confirmed or probable wolf depredation on or after July 1, 2024, as determined during a depredation investigation and documented on a CDFW Livestock Loss Determination form.
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This Department of Fish and Wildlife direct-loss opportunity compensates eligible producers for livestock death or injury from CDFW-determined confirmed or probable wolf depredation. The central eligibility gate is a qualifying incident on or after July 1, 2024 that was investigated by CDFW and documented on a CDFW Livestock Loss Determination form. It is not the program’s nonlethal-deterrent or indirect-loss prong.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife intends to compensate eligible producers for direct livestock losses—death or injury—when CDFW determines the loss resulted from confirmed or probable wolf depredation. After direct-loss compensation is issued, producers are expected to consult with the Department to evaluate and implement a deterrent strategy that may reduce wolf-livestock conflict.
The applicant had a confirmed or probable wolf depredation involving livestock death or injury on or after July 1, 2024. CDFW investigated the incident and documented it on a Livestock Loss Determination form. The applicant is an eligible entity type: business, individual, nonprofit, other legal entity, public agency, or tribal government.
Formal review criteria are not provided. The documented eligibility conditions indicate that the key determination is whether the claim concerns direct livestock death or injury from a qualifying confirmed or probable wolf depredation, supported by CDFW’s investigation and determination form.
The Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program has three “prongs”, or potential grant opportunities, for eligible applicants: direct loss compensation, nonlethal deterrent methods support, and indirect loss compensation. This grant opportunity involves the first prong, direct loss compensation, in which producers can be compensated for direct livestock loss (death, injury) due to confirmed or probable wolf depredation. Wolf depredation is determined during an investigation and documented by CDFW on a Livestock Loss Determination form. Each reported depredation incident is unique and requires a case-by-case analysis of the evidence, context, and other factors that inform the determination process. CDFW strives to conduct investigations as soon as reasonably possible to preserve physical evidence and gather information from producers and potential eyewitnesses. Wolf depredation is “confirmed” when there is physical evidence that an animal was injured or killed by a wolf and “probable” when there is sufficient evidence to suggest wolf predation (e.g., evidence of predation and evidence that wolves were likely present at the time of injury or death), but not enough evidence to confirm it. Upon issuance of compensation for a direct loss, producers will be expected to consult with the Department to evaluate and implement a deterrent strategy that may be beneficial in reducing wolf-livestock conflict. The deterrent tools and/or actions implemented as part of this strategy may be eligible for compensation under the program’s second prong, if and when sufficient funds are available.
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There is no geographic restriction for eligibility. However, applicants must have had a confirmed or probable wolf depredation on or after July 1, 2024, as determined during a depredation investigation and documented on a CDFW Livestock Loss Determination form.
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Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program lists Not specified per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.
Business; Individual; Nonprofit; Other Legal Entity; Public Agency; Tribal Government. Eligible applicants for direct loss of livestock (death, injury) must have had a confirmed or probable wolf depredation on or after July 1, 2024, as determined during a depredation investigation and documented in a CDFW… Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.
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