The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Community Foundation (NMCF), effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028. This award is funded under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), which provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners, Native American Tribes, and other entities to conserve, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats. Under this Cooperative...
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) was awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) program. The award runs from August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026 and will fund recovery projects focused on priority species and programs identified jointly by NFWF and the Service. NFWF will solicit projects from diverse partners and leverage additional resources...
This $120,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), aims to conserve and restore the watershed of the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. The key project activities include restoring wetlands and streambanks, controlling erosion, rehabilitating roads, replanting riparian vegetation, and enhancing floodplain habitats. These efforts will improve water quality in the Mora River,...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $160,000 Project Grant to Creative Resource Strategies, LLC under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program. The purpose of this grant is to create an Endangered Species Act (ESA) compliance manual to assist the Western Basins in facilitating rapid responses to invasive species. The key activities include compiling information on listed species and critical habitats, identifying potential ESA impacts, affirming findings with federal and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), through the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a $1,139,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) on January 1, 2025. This 5-year award will fund conservation activities at the Rice Lake and Tamarac National Wildlife Refuges in Minnesota, including habitat improvement through reforestation, ash swamp tree establishment, and water quality/quantity projects like bog road removal. ABC will...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program. This 5-year agreement, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will support a public-private partnership to improve the quality of western migration corridor, stopover, and winter range habitat. The program aims to advance the goals of Secretarial Order 3362 and recent Executive Orders related...
This $6 million cooperative agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service on July 12, 2022, to run through September 30, 2026. It is being administered under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation program (CFDA #10.683), which provides funding and works with partners to implement conservation projects across the United States. Through 10 sub-awards, the agreement will support various habitat restoration, species protection, and forest management projects....
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $3 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) for the period of August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support habitat restoration, invasive species control, and other conservation activities across five states through five sub-awards totaling $3 million. Specifically, sub-awards...
This $6 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will fund wildlife and habitat conservation projects through September 2025. Administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation federal grant program (CFDA #10.683), the award provides funding for 13 sub-awardees to deliver conservation services across 11 states. Sub-awardees will conduct activities such as improving aquatic habitat through...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $105,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Grasslans Charitable Foundation. The purpose of this agreement is to authorize Grasslans, as a fiscal agent, to enroll 2-4 private landowners in New Mexico in the USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife program. This will enable the implementation of on-the-ground habitat conservation projects for the benefit of migratory birds, monarch...