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WSFR Training
Program
The National WSFR Training Program, located at the National Conservation
Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV, is part of the WSFR Program Information
Management Branch. The training program develops and delivers grants
management training for Program staff and State fish and wildlife agency grantees.
These training courses increase the knowledge, skills and abilities of State and
Federal personnel who manage WSFR Program grants. This training helps to ensure
that grant managers consistently apply the laws, rules, and policies that govern the
administration of WSFR Program grants.
Training opportunities are provided through classroom courses, workshops, and
on-line E-learning activities. Courses currently available include: Basic Grants
Management, Project Leaders Course, Federal Assistance Toolkit Introduction
& Navigation (e-learning), Introduction to Federal Assistance Grant Programs &
Processes (e-learning), and the Advanced Grants Management Course.
Course descriptions, scheduling information, training materials, grant manager’s
resources, and links to the DOI Learn course catalog and on-line course application
are available on the WSFR Program Web site at: http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/
Subpages/Training/TrainingNews.html.
For additional information contact Steve Leggans at the National Conservation
Training Center at 304-876-7927.
WSFR Website
In December 2007 a new Web site for the WSFR Program, Washington, D.C. Office,
was unveiled. The new Web site reflects the recent name change of the organization
from Federal Assistance Division to Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.
Changes to the Web site include implementation of standard page templates,
information organized around program/topic specific menu options, and in context
hyperlinks. These changes help visitors more easily navigate and find information on
the site. Another major improvement included incorporating a site-specific search
appliance to help Web users quickly find information even if they are not familiar with
the way information is organized on the site.
Many users visit the site looking for information about WSFR grant programs,
current funding opportunities, program accomplishments, funding history, the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, grant
program training, and news and announcements about WSFR grant programs.
Visit the WSFR Program Web site at http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/home.html.
Contact the WSFR Program Web master via e-mail at webmaster_wsfrprograms@
fws.gov for additional information about the WSFR Program web site or call Steve
Leggans at 304-876-7927.
14 Wildlife and Sport Fish Program Update September 2008