This $350,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) supports the development of communities of practice for landowner assistance programs. The grantee, the Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL), a woman-owned non-profit organization, will utilize the funding to build capacity and provide technical assistance to help non-industrial private forest landowners participate in emerging environmental...
Under this $4,742,088 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on July 1, 2023, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will manage the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund. Through this funding, authorized by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, NFWF will develop and administer a competitive grant program to improve restoration and protection of the Delaware River Watershed. NFWF has a proven track record in watershed conservation...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded an $18.175 million cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670) for June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2026. The award will support watershed conservation efforts in the Delaware River watershed through 12 sub-awards totaling over $18 million. Products and services include land conservation, habitat restoration, research studies, dam removals, and public...
Under this $23,286,900 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on July 1, 2022 through the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will manage the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund. The agreement supports the development of a competitive grant program to improve restoration and protection of resources in the Delaware River watershed by enhancing coordination among committed partners....
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $20,780,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) under the Adaptive Science grant program (CFDA 15.670). Through this agreement, NFWF will assist USFWS in developing and managing a competitive grant program to improve restoration and protection of natural resources in the Delaware River Watershed. Key services provided under this award include: Establishing the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund to...
The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation will develop new online training resources for the Connecting to Collections Care program through a $431,390 Institute of Museum and Library Services project grant awarded September 1, 2022. Under the grant, the Foundation will create 33 new webinars, six online courses with closed captioning and translations in English and Spanish, and enhance the program's website search functionality and accessibility through August 31, 2025. As the sub-awardee...
This $1,220,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) supports the operations of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. (DNL) in Easton, PA. The purpose of the funding is to engage national heritage area recipients, partners, communities, and visitors in shared environmental stewardship, promoting greater public and private participation in preservation, conservation, education, and outdoor recreation programs...
Under this $5,299,179 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will assist FWS in managing the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund. NFWF will develop and administer a competitive grant program to enhance restoration and protection efforts in the Delaware River Watershed, leveraging NFWF's expertise in watershed conservation and history of successful collaboration...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,220,000 Cooperative Agreement to Delaware & Lehigh NHC (DNL), a non-profit organization, under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) to carry out programs and projects engaging recipients, partners, communities, and visitors in shared environmental stewardship within the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The funding will support DNL's efforts to implement the Heritage Corridor's management plan,...
The University of Delaware was awarded a $1,745,708 Cooperative Agreement grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to conduct collaborative research on coastal community resilience to climate change impacts. The project, titled "RISKS, IMPACTS, & STRATEGIES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES: ADVANCING CONVERGENT SCIENCE TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE," aims to empower disproportionately affected coastal communities...