Cooperative Agreement NR217442XXXXC027

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will receive $150,000 through September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 2 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife cooperative agreement program. TPWD will collaborate with USFWS to enroll private landowners in the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program by executing sub-recipient landowner agreements. The goal is to provide incentives for Texas landowners to convert exotic grass sites to native...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The purpose of this 5-year award is to incentivize private landowners in Texas to restore native warm-season grasses, forbs, and pollinator plants on tamed pastures or hayland. These habitat restoration efforts will aim to reverse declines in grassland wildlife species by improving ground cover,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The grant aims to reverse the downward trend of grassland wildlife species in Texas by restoring native warm-season bunch grasses, forbs, and pollinator plants on tamed pastures and hayland. Through this 5-year program, TPWD will work collaboratively with USFWS to enroll private landowners as...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $423,239 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The funding aims to support a study that will survey landowners across Texas to understand the factors that influence their engagement and commitment to wildlife conservation initiatives. Specifically, the research will: (a) uncover the decision-making factors behind...

This federal Project Grant award of $452,887.16 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (CFDA 10.093) is intended to encourage private landowners in Texas to voluntarily make their land available for public access to activities such as hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation. The award to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will support the state's...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will receive $130,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2. The award is provided under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631) to support activities from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. Through this funding, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will deliver the FY21 PASTURES FOR UPLAND BIRDS project. This involves providing technical and...

The Texas Landowner Incentive Program cooperative agreement award of $130,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 will provide financial and technical assistance to private landowners in Texas from September 2021 through August 2026. The funding supports the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), which aims to deliver Service priorities and mission through voluntary conservation efforts with private landowners and Native...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to the Wildlife Habitat Federation from September 12, 2022 through September 30, 2025 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The award will support the Federation's efforts to increase conservation of natural resources and agricultural sustainability in Texas. As part of the Soil and Water Conservation program's goal of providing conservation technical assistance...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department a $499,844 Formula Grant under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634) from September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026. The grant will support efforts to conserve the endangered Houston toad through restoration of its pine-oak savannah habitat on private lands in eastern central Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hire a conservation delivery specialist to work with...

The Hill Country Conservancy will provide land stewardship services under a $113,600 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under the agency's Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), the Hill Country Conservancy will deliver the Service's mission by providing financial and technical assistance to private landowners interested in...