UPDATE 1/29/25: The Trump administration has rescinded its freeze on federal grants and loans that caused massive confusion across all sectors of the country Tuesday, including within state game and fish agencies and conservation organizations like Pheasants Forever, the National Deer Association, and others. Multiple news outlets reported the reversal on Wednesday, reportedly confirmed by White House officials. 1/28/25: An executive order from the Trump Administration has sent state agencies and conservation organizations scrambling to understand how their staff and programs will be affected. State wildlife grants administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are likely to be among federal funds affected by the pause. In mid-January the USFWS reported that nearly $1 billion in wildlife restoration funds and another $416 million in sport-fish restoration funds generated in fiscal year 2025 were being apportioned to state fish-and-game agencies to fund fish and wildlife managemen...