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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $136,086.00 Project Grant on August 5, 2024 to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant supports DNER's efforts to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Puerto Rico that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Key activities include acquiring conservation easements or purchasing land from willing landowners,...
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was awarded a $199,995 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) to build local capacity and reduce fishers' vulnerability to climate change impacts in Puerto Rico. The key activities under this 2-year award include:
Providing capacity building support through the Strengths of Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration (SOAR) network
Financing aquaculture...
The Department of the Navy's Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) has awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR). The purpose of this award under the Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003 (CFDA 12.116) is to establish a conservation law enforcement program that protects the natural resources under Department of Defense control on the Tinian Military Lease Area within...
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources will receive $2,485,308 from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment under the Community Investment federal grant program (CFDA 12.600) to support firefighting and conservation efforts in West Hawaii from September 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Specifically, the funding will support the construction and operation of a warehouse to store firefighting and conservation equipment and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $412,721 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo. The funding will be used by DNER to develop an integrated watershed management plan for the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve and implement recommended practices for stormwater and erosion control, expand stakeholder outreach...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $774,356.00 from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) provides funding for natural resources support activities at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. The award was made on June 21, 2024 under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005), which supports environmental management and conservation efforts on DoD lands.
The prime awardee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research,...
The National Park Service awarded a $270,300 cooperative agreement to the Mississippi Park Connection on September 16, 2022 through the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The project will develop best management practices to maintain and restore floodplain forest habitat along the Mississippi River in Minnesota through September 2025. As the principle means by which NPS evaluates and improves watershed, landscape, and coastal resource health while sustaining biological...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $370,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St. Croix & Namekagon under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). This 3-year award, effective July 15, 2024, will support the Conservancy's partnership with the NPS St. Croix National Scenic Riverway to implement forest health management activities across the national park. The project aims to improve wildlife habitat, increase biodiversity, enhance visitor...