Project Grant 22DG11120107016

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,058,240 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The award, effective from August 13, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports forest stewardship management and habitat restoration initiatives in Puerto Rico. Through this funding, PDC will deliver a comprehensive range of environmental conservation,...

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...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $364,800 to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on September 23, 2025. The award funds forestry management and conservation activities on non-federal forest lands in Puerto Rico through December 31, 2029. The project delivers two primary components: (1) continued technical assistance to private forest landowners through development of new...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 4, awarded a $5.3 million Cooperative Agreement to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund (Fideicomiso De Conservacion De Puerto Rico) under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Program (CFDA 15.664) on September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2030. The award supports the repair and rehabilitation of Puerto Rican parrot aviaries and wild introduction sites as part of the...

This federal Project Grant award of $136,086.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), supports the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) of Puerto Rico, doing business as Hilo, in executing a range of environmental conservation and resource management activities. The funding will enable DNER to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Puerto Rico that are at risk of conversion to...

The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources received a $396,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675), awarded September 22, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2029. The grant funds three full-time positions—a Program Coordinator, Partnership Coordinator, and Program Assistant—to lead the continued implementation and monitoring of urban reforestation projects throughout...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $197,400.00 to Distrito Conservacion Del Este Corp on September 29, 2025, under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to implement recovery measures across three project sites (No. 5039-018, 019, and 020) in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. The award, which extends through February 13, 2026, supports the awardee's implementation of emergency...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $134,086.00 to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) on September 18, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The primary deliverable is salary support for a Forest Legacy Program Coordinator position at DNER, with supplemental funding allocated for essential travel, supplies, and services. The coordinator will prepare competitive acquisition...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $111,187.55 to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) on September 17, 2025, with performance extending through September 30, 2029. This project grant supports active forest management assistance to private non-industrial forest landowners across Puerto Rico, authorized under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978....