Cnmi, secretary, department of lands and natural resources shall use this cooperative agreement

The U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR). The goal of this 1-year agreement, which runs from September 17, 2024 to September 16, 2025, is to establish a conservation law enforcement program that protects the natural resources under Department of Defense (DoD) control on the Tinian Military Lease Area, within the Joint Region Marianas Guam Area of Responsibility. This funding supports the CNMI DLNR's efforts to execute critical conservation, monitoring, and environmental protection programs in the Northern Mariana Islands, which are part of a unique island ecosystem. The award is provided under the DoD Appropriation Act of 2003 program (CFDA 12.116), which focuses on environmental restoration and mitigation on Native American and Alaska Native lands impacted by DoD activities.

The goal for this agreement is to establish a conservation law enforcement program that protects the natural resources under DOD control law enforcement services (cles) located on tinian military lease area, within joint region marianas guam area of responsibility.