15.963: southwest border resource protection programsam.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listingthis program provides financial assistance to educational institutions, nonprofit…

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $115,715 cooperative agreement to Sky Island Alliance on April 1, 2026, under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963) to conduct 12 months of wildlife data collection along 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border and share study results with relevant land management agencies. The recipient will develop and distribute bilingual communications about border ecology and conservation based on project results to the public at least four times and convene at least one regional meeting with investigators to develop plans and data agreements for regional analyses on the impacts of border walls. Sky Island Alliance, a Tucson-based nonprofit organization specializing in binational border conservation research, will perform the work across the United States with a period of performance extending through December 31, 2027. The Southwest Border Resource Protection Program provides financial assistance to educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and local and state agencies to improve resource stewardship, achieve international cooperation, provide meaningful interpretation, and conduct scientific research to increase appreciation and understanding of shared natural and cultural heritage along the U.S.-Mexico border.

15.963: southwest border resource protection programsam.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listingthis program provides financial assistance to educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and local and state agencies to improve resource stewardship, achieve international cooperation, provide meaningful interpretation and conduct scientific research, which will lead to increased appreciation and understanding of our shared natural and cultural heritage along our international border with mexico. The recipient will produce 12 months of wildlife data along 100 miles of the U.S.-mexico border and will sharestudy results and data with relevant land management agencies. The recipient will develop and share bilingualcommunications about border ecology and conservation based on project results to the public at leastfour times and convene at least 1 regional meeting with investigators to develop plans and dataagreements for regional analyses on the impacts of border walls. Beneficiaries include profit organizations, public nonprofit institutions organizations, private nonprofit institutions organizations, non-federal government entities, industry and public decision makers, research scientists, engineers, and the general public.