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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140829043128/http://shea-porter.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/shea-porter-announces-20545-grant-for-nh-white-nose-syndrome-projects | Shea-Porter Announces $20,545 Grant for NH White-Nose Syndrome Projects | 2014-08-27 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Democrat | House | NH | Carol Shea-Porter | S001170 | web.archive.org | legacy | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naomi Andrews, 202-225-5456 ROCHESTER, NH — Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) is very pleased to announce that New Hampshire Fish and Game will receive a $20,545 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support efforts to combat white-nose syndrome in the state. The Congresswoman has been deeply concerned about white-nose syndrome and its devastating impact on the bat population. She has introduced legislation calling for better state and federal partnerships in addressing wildlife diseases and has supported funding for state conservation efforts through State Wildlife Grants. Congresswoman Shea-Porter said, “Wildlife diseases like white-nose syndrome are a threat to our nation’s food security and environmental health, which is why I introduced legislation in both 2010 and 2014 that would give our communities the tools they need to help these important species. By working together, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, New Hampshire Fish and Game, and their many partners and citizen scientists can tackle diseases like white-nose syndrome and help our bat populations.” Background: White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a disease that has decimated bat populations across 25 states and five Canadian provinces. Characterized by a white fungus that grows on the skin of hibernating bats, WNS has killed more than 5.7 million bats since 2007. To help state natural resources agencies prepare for and respond to WNS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will award a total of $1,276,088 to 30 states through the Endangered Species Recovery and Science Applications programs. New Hampshire Fish and Game will use its award to continue a number of activities addressing the effects of WNS. These activities include winter surveys of mines where bats hibernate, summer monitoring of little brown bat maternity colonies, and citizen science efforts in which Granite Staters participate by making acoustic bat recordings and counting bats on their own property. Diseases like WNS impact our nation’s economy. Approximately 75% of our crops depend on pollinators like bats and bees, with bats alone providing at least $3.7 billion in pest control services to farmers each year. To respond to the threats posed by wildlife diseases, Congresswoman Shea-Porter recently reintroduced the Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2014 (WDEA). The WDEA gives the Department of the Interior the authority to declare and coordinate responses to wildlife disease emergencies. It also provides for the creation of a Wildlife Disease Committee to assist in preparing federal agencies, state governments, and tribal entities to respond to these diseases. Finally, it gives the Department of the Interior the tools to fund these important emergency response activities by authorizing a grant program to support state and tribal actions and establishing a Wildlife Disease Emergency Fund within the U.S. Treasury. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |