Cooperative Agreement 20IC11132762362

This $382,800 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional program (CFDA 15.640) aims to strengthen indigenous conservation capacity in the Yura, Inuya, and Sepahua watersheds of Peru. The key objectives and activities include: (1) enhancing community vigilance and monitoring through equipment, training, and technology; (2) improving management of the Yura communal conservation concession; (3) implementing new...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters supports a conservation effort in the Somuncura Plateau in Patagonia, Argentina. The $277,560 grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, aims to increase habitat for endangered species, reduce human-wildlife conflict, and promote ecotourism as a sustainable activity. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) managing water sources to protect them from trampling,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) awarded a $610,000 project grant to African Parks Network, a non-profit conservation organization, to strengthen long-term wildlife conservation capacity in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (OKNP) in the Republic of the Congo. The grant aims to protect the ecological integrity of this critical conservation area through targeted community development initiatives, mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, and...

This two-year, $227,885 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional CFDA program, will support the Wildlife Conservation Society in developing the capacity of a newly-formed community association in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve to sustainably manage a forestry concession. Specifically, the grantee will design and implement a community-based biological monitoring program to evaluate...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America Regional Program (CFDA 15.640) supports conservation initiatives in the Merendon Mountain range between Honduras and Guatemala. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) Strengthen local water communities through legal support, 2) Continue monitoring biodiversity, key species, and illegal activities in protected areas, and 3) Support local stakeholders in watershed...

This $2,290,683 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651), aims to enhance wildlife conservation in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park and surrounding areas within the Sangha Tri-National World Heritage Site in the Republic of the Congo. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: strengthening counter-wildlife trafficking and anti-poaching operations through enhanced enforcement...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) will provide $747,459 to the Centro Regional Ramsar organization in Panama. The grant funds will be used to improve and increase critical habitats for 15 high-priority neotropical migratory bird species across 47,492.67 hectares in Parita Bay, Panama. Key project activities include restoring water flows to wetlands, converting...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $307,734 to the Federacion POR La Autodeterminacion De LOS Pueblos Indigenas (FAPI) to support indigenous land management and territorial autonomy efforts in Paraguay through March 2024. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), FAPI will work with local Mbya Guarani groups to develop and implement a land management plan to protect against forest fires and promote territorial autonomy on their...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional program (CFDA 15.640) provides $639,220 to Alternare AC, a foreign-owned non-profit in Mexico, to conserve and restore the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR). Key activities include: Placing 3,024 hectares of land under community-based forest management (698 ha in the core zone, 2,326 ha in the buffer zone) Reforesting 60 hectares in the MBBR buffer...

Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC) was awarded a $143,251 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to complete planning activities for the restoration of Palmas Pond Wetlands in southeast Puerto Rico. Under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), PDC will coordinate with five private landowners, conduct hydrologic studies, assess invasive species, and develop preliminary designs and permitting for the wetland...