This project will enable the development and delivery of private lands partners day 2026 to enable learning about the partners for fish and wildlife program and other voluntary conservation efforts

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

Partners For Conservation, Inc. received a $200,640 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029. The organization will develop and deliver Private Lands Partners Day 2026, a national learning event focused on the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and other voluntary conservation initiatives. Additionally, the award supports the design and delivery of educational sessions aimed at developing new voluntary conservation delivery paradigms to advance the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program's effectiveness in the evolving conservation landscape.

The cooperative agreement also funds the development of a video demonstrating the economic and community impacts of Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program implementation. These deliverables align with the program's mission of providing financial and technical assistance to private landowners and Native American Tribes for voluntary habitat restoration and conservation projects, and support the broader Department of the Interior priority of advancing collaborative conservation strategies on private lands across the United States.

Additionally IT will support sessions to aid in the development new voluntary conservation paradigms critical to the success of partners for fish and wildlife in an altered conservation delivery environment. Finally IT will allow development of a video demonstrating the economic and community impacts of partners for fish and wildlife program implementation.