The desired future state is for service biologists to have collaborated with the NRI SSA team and completed rdas and ssas to inform recovery planning for species on the national recovery workplanto…

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) is intended to support Service Biologists in collaborating with the NRI SSA team to collect and organize existing data, conduct analyses, and draft Species Status Assessment (SSA) reports for species on the National Recovery Work Plan. The goal is to inform recovery planning for these species and build capacity within the Service to fulfill their recovery planning responsibilities. The awardee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, will work closely with the Service and leverage its research expertise in areas like agriculture, natural resources, and environmental conservation to deliver these collaborative services. This award is part of the broader federal grant program focused on supporting the conservation and recovery of endangered and threatened species across the United States.

The desired future state is for service biologists to have collaborated with the NRI SSA team and completed rdas and ssas to inform recovery planning for species on the national recovery workplanto achieve this the service and the NRI SSA team will work closely together to collect and organize existing data for the identified species conduct analyses for species needs and current and future conditions and draft the SSA report. NRI has historically contributed toward key service agency and department goals by providing SSA supportas such this collaborative program is building capacity within the service while meeting their recovery planning responsibilities