Deer Habitat Improvement Program (DHIP)
SCHEDULE FOR Deer Habitat Improvement Program grants
Request for Proposals Begin…….…………………………………….....………October 15, 2016
Grant Application Must be Received by …………………………………..…..... January 1, 2017
Review & Selection Process Completed-Awards Announced ……………….… February 1, 2017
Project Period Begins.…..……………….……………………………… Upon execution of Grant
Project Period Ends………………..………………….…...…..…....…..…..... September 15, 2017
Request for Proposals Begin…….…………………………………….....………October 15, 2016
Grant Application Must be Received by …………………………………..…..... January 1, 2017
Review & Selection Process Completed-Awards Announced ……………….… February 1, 2017
Project Period Begins.…..……………….……………………………… Upon execution of Grant
Project Period Ends………………..………………….…...…..…....…..…..... September 15, 2017
Initiative summary
The Northern Lower Peninsula Deer Habitat Improvement Program (DHIP) is a grant program designed to improve deer habitat to assist in reducing the transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) and agricultural and forest regeneration damage caused by deer.
Project Focus Area
This competitive program will have a focus area within the Northern Lower Peninsula. The focus area for 2017 is private land in the following counties: Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda, and Presque Isle. These counties were selected for this program because there is both Bovine Tuberculosis in the deer herd and a high incidence of crop damage by deer.
Initiative goals and expectations
The purpose of the DHIP is to develop a collaborative approach to manage deer habitat on private land ownerships in the Northern Lower Peninsula. All projects must be feasible and will score highest if they meet the following five objectives.
The Northern Lower Peninsula Deer Habitat Improvement Program (DHIP) is a grant program designed to improve deer habitat to assist in reducing the transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) and agricultural and forest regeneration damage caused by deer.
Project Focus Area
This competitive program will have a focus area within the Northern Lower Peninsula. The focus area for 2017 is private land in the following counties: Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda, and Presque Isle. These counties were selected for this program because there is both Bovine Tuberculosis in the deer herd and a high incidence of crop damage by deer.
Initiative goals and expectations
The purpose of the DHIP is to develop a collaborative approach to manage deer habitat on private land ownerships in the Northern Lower Peninsula. All projects must be feasible and will score highest if they meet the following five objectives.
- To produce and/or improve on-the-ground deer habitat in the project focus area
- To increase partnerships between private landowners, agricultural producers and other partners
- To increase deer availability to hunters on private land
- To reduce transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis, agricultural damage and forest regeneration damage caused by deer
- To increase the harvest of deer, especially antlerless deer and testing of deer for Bovine Tuberculosis
| DHIP 2017 Contact Info |
| DHIP Application 2017 |
| DHIP Handbook 2017 |
| Application Guide 2017 |
