Cooperative Agreement P26AC00129
- FEDERAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY Sky Island Alliance received a Cooperative Agreement award of $109,101 from the National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Region under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963), effective June 11, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. The organization will monitor wildlife occurrence and movement patterns in response to border infrastructure along 90 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. Deliverables include quantification of...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary Tucson Audubon Society received a $277,126 Cooperative Agreement from the National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963) awarded June 11, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2027. The award funds a multidisciplinary research and conservation initiative focused on declining avian biodiversity in the southwestern United States-Mexico border region, specifically addressing the vulnerable...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Region awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $200,994 to the Cedo Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, Inc., under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963) effective September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. This award supports the continuation of the Sonoran Desert Native Freshwater Fish Working Group's...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: Funding Agency: National Park Service (National Office) Federal Program: Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities (CFDA 15.931) Awardee: Conservation Legacy (doing business as Southwest Conservation Corps) Award Amount: $165,440 Award Date: July 25, 2025 Completion Date: December 31, 2027 Products and Services: Conservation Legacy will deliver a comprehensive ecological monitoring and youth internship program across 29...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $278,369 Project Grant to the Sky Island Alliance, a non-profit conservation organization, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) program. The grant funds a 2-year project focused on grassland bird conservation efforts in Sonora, Mexico. Specific activities include assessing and restoring springs and wetlands, conducting wildlife surveys, removing invasive species, developing conservation...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Conservation Legacy (operating as Southwest Conservation Corps) received a $102,325.70 cooperative agreement from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) awarded on August 18, 2025. The agreement, which extends through May 31, 2026, funds conservation and resource management activities at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. The organization will deploy young adults to...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Friends of Saguaro National Park a cooperative agreement valued at $240,659.54 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to deliver resource management internship opportunities for local youth in Tucson and southern Arizona at Saguaro National Park. The award, effective July 8, 2025, through December 31, 2027, supports paid internship positions for young adults ages 18-30...
- Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $135,000 Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Science Partners, Inc. under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) effective August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The awardee will produce a biological assessment evaluating fire management actions and their impacts on threatened, endangered, and candidate species across five National...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: The National Park Service (NPS) National Office awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $4.6M to Conservation Legacy (doing business as Southwest Conservation Corps) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944), effective July 1, 2025, through March 30, 2028. Products and Services: Through the Scientists in Parks Program, Conservation Legacy will provide 67 non-federal short-term positions representing 1,724 total weeks of staffing...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service awarded Conservation Legacy (operating as Southwest Conservation Corps) a Cooperative Agreement totaling $216,433.33 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) for the period of June 5, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award supports workforce development and conservation initiatives focused on Indigenous youth connected to the Grand Canyon region. Conservation Legacy will deliver...
Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Sky Island Alliance received a $115,715 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963), effective April 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. Under this award, the organization will produce 12 months of wildlife monitoring data across 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border and disseminate study results and data to relevant land management agencies. Sky Island Alliance will also develop and distribute bilingual communications materials addressing border ecology and conservation findings to the public on at least four occasions and convene a minimum of one regional meeting with investigators to establish collaborative plans and data-sharing agreements for analyzing the impacts of border wall infrastructure on wildlife. The Southwest Border Resource Protection Program supports cross-border conservation and research initiatives that enhance resource stewardship and international cooperation along the United States-Mexico border. This award aligns with the program's emphasis on scientific research and collaborative efforts to advance understanding of shared natural and cultural heritage in border regions. The beneficiaries of this project include nonprofit institutions, government entities, research scientists, and the general public.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $48.7k | 2/13/26 |