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Several funding sources create a base of financial support for wetlands work in Colorado and opportunity for WI leveraging: . The Colorado Duck Stamp Program receives more than $150,000 annually from Colorado's migratory bird hunters. By statute, this money must be spent in Colorado on wetlands and other habitat projects that benefit waterfowl , Seven and one-half percent of the annual funds generated by Colorado Ducks Unlimited, approximately $60,000 per year, is earmarked for Colorado projects through the DU MARSH Program. In addition, Colorado DU raises tens of thou sands of dollars through its DONOR program, which funds development of specific wetland complexes. Additional thousands are contnlJUted through the DU USA Habitat program. , The PFW program of the Fish and Wildlife Service has a funding base allocation for 1997 of$208,000. Such funds combined with Colorado Duck Stamp Program funds and GOCO funds were leveraged to obtain a $100,000 matching grant for wetlands work from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 1995-96. . Federal land management agencies routinely earmark a segment of their operations and capital construction budgets for wetland projects. . The DOW annually funds wetland projects; current year allocation was greatly increased to $1,000,000, , State Parks currently invests approximately $3,000,000 annually in land and water acquisitions, including some wetlands, and funds ground management resources to ensure projects (including wetlands) receive the operating, maintenance and other protection necessary to guarantee their on-going success. . Since 1995, GOCO also has been a wetlands partner, providing funds for wetland projects. . lNC annually raises private funds for land conservation. In 1996lNC completed land deals, some ofwmch included wetlands, valued at $6,000,000. In addition to these established funding sources, the WI has generated interest among government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses and municipalities willing to allocate funds for wetland projects as explained in ATTACHMENT L. Identification of these funding opportunities is not complete yet, but continues. It is very likely that further leveraging ofDOW and GOCO funds will be possible. Partnerships at the Focus Area level are potential sources of funding and leveraging opportunities that will be developed in the WI. Focus Area Committees are generating a major portion of the wetlands conservation project ideas. As a project proceeds through the Selection Process, committees identify funding sources, cash or in-kind, at the local level. So leveraging of funds occur at this level also. The Selection Process will select for projects that have incorporated funding from various sources and fund leveraging. Certainly, the funding mentioned here is potential funding at this time. 16