Project Grant 09DG11120102029

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Puerto Rico under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) federal grant program. The five-year cooperative agreement, awarded September 2, 2022 and concluding August 15, 2027, will support the University of Puerto Rico in delivering capacity building services to improve Haiti's forestry sector. As the parent organization of the awardee, the University of Puerto Rico will...

This $140,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) supports Envirosurvey Inc., a Puerto Rico-based minority-owned non-profit organization, in implementing operational field strategies to promote habitat connectivity between remnant mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscapes. The key objectives and activities include: 1) Identifying at least 5 coffee plantation properties...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $123,371.87 cooperative agreement to Fundacion Internacional Para La Promocion Del Desarrollo Sustentable Futuro Lati, doing business as Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano, to support sustainable forestry management in the Sangay-Podoocarpus Conservation Corridor in Ecuador from March 10, 2021 through March 31, 2023. Under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA #10.684) cooperative agreement, Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano will work to...

This two-year, $227,885 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional CFDA program, will support the Wildlife Conservation Society in developing the capacity of a newly-formed community association in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve to sustainably manage a forestry concession. Specifically, the grantee will design and implement a community-based biological monitoring program to evaluate...

This Project Grant award of $110,500.00 was provided by the USDA Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Executive Office of the Government of the US Virgin Islands, acting through its Department of Agriculture. The award, with a performance period from December 2024 to October 2027, will support the Department of Agriculture's efforts to build capacity for implementing the U.S. Virgin Islands' Forest Stewardship and Forest Action Plan. Key...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry awarded a $668,443 project grant to Sabana Grande Community & Economic Development Corporation (Saced Corp) to work with land stewards and communities to restore degraded landscapes in central southwest Puerto Rico. This award, made on September 23, 2022 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), will support efforts through August 30, 2025 to advance forest resource...

This $496,130 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658) will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 1,112 acres of tropical rainforest habitat within the Cerro San Gil Watershed Protection Reserve in Guatemala. American Bird Conservancy will work with local partner Fundacion Para El Ecodesarollo Y La Conservacion (Fundaeco) to add the acquired land to the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $110,500 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Executive Office of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, acting through its Department of Agriculture. The grant will fund a 2.75-year initiative to build capacity for the U.S. Virgin Islands Forest Action Plan. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $169,347.00 from the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) supports the University of Puerto Rico in developing an online illustrated guide to the invasive plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The award, effective from September 26, 2024 through June 30, 2026, aims to assist in protecting and managing non-Federal forest and tree resources from damaging invasive plants in these regions. The University of Puerto Rico,...

The Caribbean Regenerative Community Development Inc., doing business as CRCd, received a $130,009 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry Jardin Botanico Sur. The award will fund CRCd's "INTEGRATING URBAN AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITHIN THE RIO HONDO COMMMUNITY FOREST" project from September 16, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The project aims to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces...