The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded Tierra Y Montes, a U.S. local government Soil and Water Conservation District, a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The 5-year award, effective October 2, 2023, will support habitat restoration and enhancement projects on private lands in San Miguel and Mora Counties, New Mexico. Key objectives include improving wildlife habitat quality, reducing erosion and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Community Foundation (NMCF), effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028. This award is funded under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), which provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners, Native American Tribes, and other entities to conserve, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats. Under this Cooperative...
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...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) provides $185,000.00 to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The funding will support two main goals: 1) Engaging 2-4 private landowners to establish forested corridors through native tree and shrub planting, increasing nesting and foraging habitat for the endangered yellow-shouldered blackbird, and 2)...
Through this $150,000 Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Texas A&M Forest Service, the recipient will deliver cost-assistance to individual private landowners in the Neches River and Cypress Basin watersheds in East Texas for watershed enhancement activities. This award is funded under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), which provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners, Native American Tribes, and other...
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Foundation) received a $500,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support the sixth year of a public-private partnership between the Foundation and USFWS to improve habitat quality in key western big game wildlife migration corridors, stopover areas, and winter ranges. Through May 2028, the Foundation will leverage the federal funding...
The Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District received a $100,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support the Indian Basin Pronghorn Antelope Habitat Enhancement project from March 1, 2021 through March 1, 2022. Under this cooperative agreement, the Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District will work to deliver the...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Walker Basin Conservancy, a non-profit organization, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The funding will support projects in western states to restore and conserve the sagebrush ecosystem over the five-year period from 2022-2026. Key project objectives include enhancing and restoring sagebrush habitats and conserving native terrestrial and aquatic species, with a focus on wet...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust (Trust) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The primary objective is to implement habitat conservation projects in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North Dakota, and potentially South Dakota and Montana if needed, to benefit breeding bird populations. Key project activities include restoring and enhancing wetland...
Under a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), Pheasants Forever, Inc. will form a five-year partnership to facilitate voluntary habitat conservation work on private and tribal lands in the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana. The key products and services to be delivered include restoring, creating, and enhancing wetland, grassland, and riparian habitats to benefit a...