Cooperative Agreement AID442A1300002

American Forests will provide $250,000 in climate-smart reforestation services to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks under a four-year cooperative agreement from the National Park Service's Natural Resource Stewardship program. Key activities include meeting with indigenous stewards to develop reforestation goals, evaluating assisted adaptation strategies, collecting tree cones, growing seedlings, planning post-fire recovery, and stakeholder engagement. American Forests will work with...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $123,371.87 cooperative agreement to Fundacion Internacional Para La Promocion Del Desarrollo Sustentable Futuro Lati, doing business as Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano, to support sustainable forestry management in the Sangay-Podoocarpus Conservation Corridor in Ecuador from March 10, 2021 through March 31, 2023. Under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA #10.684) cooperative agreement, Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano will work to...

This two-year, $773,117.71 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, under the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629), will support improved forest and peatland management and conservation of threatened ape populations in target landscapes in Indonesia. The Borneo Nature Foundation International will work to strengthen landscape governance and local stakeholder coordination, increase community autonomy over forest...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $430,000 project grant under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to the World Economic Forum. The grant will support the Amazon Origin Sustainable Cocoa to the World initiative from March 2021 through May 2022. This project aims to improve forest policies and practices, address climate change, conserve critical forest environments and resources, and improve livelihoods for forest-dependent communities in Peru by extending the...

This $2,106,100.20 federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684), supports global conservation and sustainable resource management efforts. The prime awardee, the Forest Service International Foundation, will deliver a range of international environmental and conservation initiatives, including research, education, training, capacity building, and monitoring system implementation across...

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI) was awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This federal grant program funds projects that plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in urban and community settings, with a focus on advancing environmental justice in underserved areas....

This Project Grant award of $185,629 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program supports habitat restoration and community engagement in Colombia's Western Andes. The funding will enable the recipient, Saving Nature, Inc., to reforest 594 hectares with over 650,000 native trees by 2024, expanding non-breeding habitat for 18 species of neotropical migratory birds, including 5 priority species. To...

This $140,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) supports Envirosurvey Inc., a Puerto Rico-based minority-owned non-profit organization, in implementing operational field strategies to promote habitat connectivity between remnant mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscapes. The key objectives and activities include: 1) Identifying at least 5 coffee plantation properties...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $648,492.87 Project Grant to the Borneo Nature Foundation through the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629) to support protecting ape habitat in two critical rainforest landscapes in southern Borneo from March 1, 2022 to March 1, 2023. The Great Apes Conservation Fund program aims to provide financial assistance for effective long-term conservation of great apes and their habitats, with a...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to Birdlife International, a global non-profit conservation organization. The grant funding will support Birdlife International's efforts to advance grasslands conservation initiatives in the Americas. Key activities include research, habitat monitoring, and strategic conservation planning for migratory and endemic bird species, particularly in the Ecuadorian...