Project Grant F16AP00239

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 $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...

This Project Grant award of $821,354.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) supports the conservation of Central American pine-oak forests and protection of wintering habitat for the golden-cheeked warbler. Key activities include: Establishing 4 nurseries (1 in Guatemala, 3 in Honduras) to produce 50,000 native plants for restoring 50 hectares of pine-oak forest. Strengthening 7 fire brigades...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $325,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Conexion Guatemala, ONG to strengthen forest management and community enterprises in Peten, Guatemala. The grant supports Asociación de Desarrollo Integral Yaloch (ASOYALOCH) in providing training and technical assistance to implement sustainable forest management practices, harvest and sell xate palm, and undertake eco-tourism activities. These efforts aim to...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $418,860 Project Grant to Mar Y Sierra Salvaje, A.C. to support the HYDROLOGICAL REHABILITATION OF THE HUIZACHE-CAIMANERO LAGOON from May 11, 2022 to May 11, 2024. Under this award, Mar Y Sierra Salvaje, A.C. will deliver wetlands conservation services to rehabilitate the hydrology of the Huizache-Caimanero Lagoon in Mexico. The grant is funded through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, which...

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...

This $2,819,808 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program will fund wetlands restoration and enhancement activities in the Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve in Nayarit, Mexico. The primary products and services to be delivered include: Restoring the natural hydrology across 2,756 hectares (6,807 acres) to rehabilitate 1,200 hectares (2,964 acres) of degraded...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Latin America Regional Program (CFDA 15.640) to Panthera Corporation, a non-profit organization focused on wildlife conservation. The grant will fund a 2-year project to strengthen local water communities through legal support, continue biodiversity and illegal activity monitoring in protected areas in Honduras and Guatemala, and support stakeholders in watershed management and economic...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $309,396 cooperative agreement to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The agreement will support coastal and wetland restoration in two priority areas of the Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve in Puerto Rico. Specifically, Protectores De Cuencas Inc. will implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement...

This Cooperative Agreement award for $476,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization based in Monterrey, Mexico. The award is intended to support novel approaches to grassland conservation in the Chihuahuan Desert, with a focus on empowering local communities for climate resilience. The funded activities are expected to include habitat restoration, sustainable...