Award funds to grasslans charitable foundation (grasslans), as the recipient, and to authorize grasslans through this agreement and through its enrollment in the automated standard application for…

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, provides $105,000.00 in funding to the Grasslans Charitable Foundation to serve as a fiscal agent for habitat improvement projects and archaeological surveys on private lands in New Mexico. The goal is for USFWS staff to enroll 2-4 private landowners in the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to implement on-the-ground habitat conservation projects benefiting migratory birds, monarch butterflies, and other native pollinators. The projects will enroll approximately 900 upland acres on private lands and involve partnering with various agencies and organizations to provide technical assistance and in-kind services. This award aligns with the Biden Administration's America the Beautiful initiative, emphasizing collaborative conservation approaches that support local economic benefits through contracting local labor, equipment rental, and community educational programming.

Award funds to grasslans charitable foundation (grasslans), as the recipient, and to authorize grasslans through this agreement and through its enrollment in the automated standard application for payments as a fiscal agent for qualifying sub-recipient landowners for habitat improvement projects and any required archaeological surveys conducted for the U.S. Fish and wildlife service (USFWS) partners for fish and wildlife program. The goal is for USFWS staff to enroll 2-4 sub-recipient private landowners in the PFW program to develop on-the-ground habitat conservation projects for the benefit of migratory birds, monarch butterflies, and other native pollinators. The projects will mostly be within NM partners program emphasis areas however, all areas of new mexico will be considered for project proposals. The objective for all the sub-recipient agreements will be to implement on-the-ground work to improve habitat for federal trust species, including migratory birds, monarch butterflies, and native pollinators. There will be economic benefits through contracting with local labor, local equipment rental, and local purchases, as well as working with educational programming for local community and youth organizations. All the projects will include involvement (partnering with technical assistance or in-kind services, with various agencies or organizations. The USFWS PFW program biologist will be substantially involved in these projects. The projects will enroll approximately 900 upland acres, all on private lands in new mexico.