Project Grant 12DG11030200011

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to Alfonso Chacon & Sons of New Mexico under the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679). The grant will fund implementation of activities to expand and strengthen fuel breaks through forest restoration in the Vallecitos area of New Mexico from July 2021 through July 2024. Specifically, the grant will support healthy watersheds and reduce threats from wildfires, insects and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $449,903 Project Grant to Wood Sharks LLC through the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679). The grant will fund the Lower Embudo and Copper Hill State Trust Land Collaborative Restoration Project from September 2021 through September 2024. The project aims to promote healthy watersheds and reduce wildfire risks in New Mexico's forests through restoration activities. Specifically, the grant will...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $1,357,000 in funding to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation activities on Department of the Interior lands. Over a four-year period from April 2025 to April 2029, Conservation Legacy, operating as the Southwest Conservation Corps, will engage youth and veteran...

The National Park Service awarded Conservation Legacy $208,533.28 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) on September 1, 2022 to provide historic preservation services at Chiricahua National Monument and Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Willcox, AZ through March 2023. Conservation Legacy will utilize its Arizona Conservation Corps to address deferred maintenance on the historic Stafford Cabin at Chiricahua, including replacement of...

American Forests will provide $250,000 in climate-smart reforestation services to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks under a four-year cooperative agreement from the National Park Service's Natural Resource Stewardship program. Key activities include meeting with indigenous stewards to develop reforestation goals, evaluating assisted adaptation strategies, collecting tree cones, growing seedlings, planning post-fire recovery, and stakeholder engagement. American Forests will work with...

This $3,909,225 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) is funding projects to promote ecosystem resilience and fire-adapted communities. The primary awardee, The Nature Conservancy, will execute a variety of conservation and restoration activities, including hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, and capacity building for fire...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) through the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes program (CFDA 10.724). The funding supports the "ENCHANTED CIRCLE PRESCRIBED FIRE IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT" project, which aims to reduce wildfire risks, restore fire-adapted ecosystems, and improve environmental resilience across the Enchanted Circle region of New...

The County of Taos, New Mexico will receive $1.746 million through a Cooperative Agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support forest and watershed health projects from 2022 through 2031. The funding is provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA #10.716), which aims to address natural resource infrastructure, wildfire management and ecosystem restoration. Specifically, the County of Taos Office of...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Park Service (NPS), under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded $115,973.33 to Conservation Legacy (doing business as Southwest Conservation Corps) on July 23, 2025, for a project extending through December 31, 2026. The awardee will engage approximately 18–24 local youth participants in trail system maintenance and enhancement activities at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $379,999.90 was granted by the National Park Service, Intermountain Region, to the non-profit organization Conservation Legacy (also known as Southwest Conservation Corps) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The award funds a 3-year project where Conservation Legacy crews will work with Bandelier National Monument staff to remove invasive species from within the monument through...