Project abstract narrativefishers farmers science team coordination projectfunding opportunity NUMBERFFWSFAC24054 funding opportunity GOALSTEXT15.686 national fish habitat action plan FY2024FISH and…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) will provide $140,000 to the Dubuque County Historical Society (the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium) to fund the essential work of a co-coordinator and communications lead for the Fishers Farmers Partnership (FFP) in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The funded activities include communication, outreach, and coordination for the FFP, which engages farmers, landowners, and their networks in fish habitat conservation and restoration on private lands. Key deliverables include maintaining communication platforms, participating in steering committee meetings, and managing cloud storage and content for wider audience outreach over the award period from June 2024 to September 2026.

Project abstract narrativefishers farmers science team coordination projectfunding opportunity NUMBERFFWSFAC24054 funding opportunity GOALSTEXT15.686 national fish habitat action plan FY2024FISH and wildlife management assistance fish wildlife restoration to provide technical and financial assistance to other federal agencies states local governments native american tribes nongovernmental organizations citizen groups and landowners on the conservation and management of fish and wildlife resources.purpose of award summary of the goals and objectives of the projectthis award will be used to fund the essential work of a cocoordinator and communications lead for fishers farmers partnership for the upper mississippi river basin FFP a member of the national fish habitat partnership nfhpace act. FFP engages farmers landowners and their networks in fish habitat conservation and restoration on private lands in a 121.5 millionacre basin that is largely agricultural. The group offersflexible funding for collaborative local farmerdriven work on private lands peertopeer learning and technical information in plain language specific to this audience and their work.activities to be performedcommunication outreach and coordination for FFP involves local regional and national strategies contacts and actions. This funding supports internal coordination engagement with the FFP steering committee strategic plan development daily actions to achieve strategic plan goals administration outreach and service to target groups promotion of opportunities functional outreach tools relevant programs and a growing network and attention to national contextnational fish habitat partnership requirements funding and collaborative opportunities.expected outcomes and milestoneswork during this funding period focuses on the coordination and the communications team. The team will meet quarterly to develop communications strategies and projects. Other specific outcomes INCLUDE1 communication platforms website email and social updated website information reflecting current strategies and target audience needs december 2024 2 participation in steering committee meetings including the inperson steering committee meetings summer 2024 and winter 2025 3 cloud storage content management contact list management presentations for wider audience outreach winter 2025.beneficiarieshabitat for humanity dubuque county historical society national river museum aquarium FFP steering committee FFP grant recipients includingfarmerled groups and their federal state county and nongovernment organization partner farmers landowners nfhp science team communications and board and ultimately fish and mussel populations and habitat in the upper mississippi river basin.