Project Grant F13AP00157

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $595,825 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program (CFDA 15.635) to Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, a non-profit university in Mexico. The grant supports a 2-year project focused on conserving two priority grassland areas in northern Mexico that provide critical habitat for over 30 species of migratory grassland birds. Key project objectives include: Maintaining connectivity and...

This $885,040 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program supports Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization in Mexico, in implementing a comprehensive habitat conservation and management project in the Sierra Madre Oriental region. The key activities include: Protecting over 91,143 acres of critical habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife across two state protected...

Organizacion Vida Silvestre, A.C. was awarded a $925,835 Project Grant through June 13, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant supports the "Reduction of Threats of Priority ANM, Altiplano Potosino, Fase III" project under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program. Through this funding, Organizacion Vida Silvestre, A.C. will deliver critical on-the-ground conservation activities in Mexico's Altiplano Potosino...

The Organizacion Vida Silvestre, A.C. received a two-year, $639,475 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant was funded through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to support critical wetlands conservation activities in Mexico. Specifically, the grantee will deliver projects focused on increasing and rehabilitating water drainage networks, improving water sources for migratory birds like redhead...

Organizacion Vida Silvestre, A.C. received a $1,006,816 two-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program. This grant will enable Organizacion Vida Silvestre, A.C. to deliver critical on-the-ground conservation activities in Mexico like habitat protections and restoration, species monitoring and inventories, and environmental training programs from June 2023 through June 2025....

This federal Project Grant award, F24AP00360, provides $1,016,986.00 in funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to support a 2-year wetlands management project in the Marismas Nacionales region of Mexico. The project, led by the non-profit organization Voces POR La Naturaleza, A.C., will focus on implementing innovative policies and best practices to conserve and restore wetland habitats and associated...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,501,173 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) grant to Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization, for a 2-year project. The grant will support conservation, restoration, and sustainable management activities across 5,948 acres in the Grassland Priority Conservation Areas of Cuchillas de la Zarca and Malpais in Mexico. Key activities include establishing conservation reserves with native grasslands,...

This $1,182,160 federal project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) supports a range of conservation, restoration, and environmental education activities in Mexico. Key products and services delivered through this 2-year grant (award date: May 22, 2024, completion date: May 22, 2026) include: (1) Securing private conservation agreements to protect over 15,689 acres of land in the San...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded Tierra Y Montes, a U.S. local government Soil and Water Conservation District, a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The 5-year award, effective October 2, 2023, will support habitat restoration and enhancement projects on private lands in San Miguel and Mora Counties, New Mexico. Key objectives include improving wildlife habitat quality, reducing erosion and...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional program (CFDA 15.640) provides $639,220 to Alternare AC, a foreign-owned non-profit in Mexico, to conserve and restore the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR). Key activities include: Placing 3,024 hectares of land under community-based forest management (698 ha in the core zone, 2,326 ha in the buffer zone) Reforesting 60 hectares in the MBBR buffer...