I am seeking $1.2 million which could be phased in over a multi-year programming plan with a private fund match. I want to point out the Audubon Society's great success in my home state of Arkansas in leveraging private funding to match federal outlays for conservation projects. For example, the Audubon Society successfully restored thousands of acres of Fourche Creek by leveraging private funds to match federal dollars at a ratio of more than 2-to-1. The track record has been established and the private community has made its pledge to allow this Federal appropriation to be a catalyst for private additional investment in this worthwhile project.
William Pryor: “I am seeking $1.2 million which could be phased in over a multi-year programming plan with a private fund match. I want…”
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Requesting funding for conservation projects and highlighting the Audubon Society's success in Arkansas.
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