Cooperative Agreement F22AC02196

Award Date 10/1/22
Completion Date 10/1/23
Dollars Obligated $299K
Federal Grant Program
15.631
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
United States
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THE SOUTHERN INITIATIVE FOR WOOD AND WILDLIFE WILL BE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND PARTNERS FROM BOTH ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WHO OWN FORESTS IN THE SOUTH ALONG WHILE ALSO PROTECTING HABITAT FOR PRIORITY WILDLIFE SPECIES. THE GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO ASSIST LANDOWNERS TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE THEIR FORESTS AND AT THE SAME TIME CONSERVING AT-RISK AND LISTED SPECIES WHILE ASSURING THAT A ROBUST FOREST INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO OPERATE IN THE SOUTH. PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, AND REGULATORY PREDICTABILITY IN REGARD TO SPECIES. EVALUATIVE OUTCOMES OF IMPLEMENTED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WITH DATA MONITORING WILL BE USED TO ASSESS LANDOWNER MANAGEMENT AND INFORM SERVICE BIOLOGISTS ON LISTING DECISIONS AND RECOVERY DETERMINATIONS.

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