Project Grant F21AP01302

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 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...

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...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish & Wildlife Service awarded a $878,353 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization in Mexico. This two-year grant from July 2024 to June 2026 will support comprehensive efforts to increase the resilience and reduce the vulnerability of the Janos GPCA grasslands in Mexico. Key activities include: Protecting 17,526 acres of priority grassland properties through legal...

Pronatura Veracruz AC received a $1,388,752 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program. The award period is from April 28, 2023 to April 28, 2025. Pronatura Veracruz AC will undertake hydrological restoration efforts in key wetlands areas in Mexico to improve habitats for aquatic migratory birds, representing the fourth phase of an ongoing wetlands conservation project supported through the...

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...

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,...

Pronatura Noreste AC will receive $1,678,453 under a Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.623). The grant will support conservation, restoration, infrastructure development, education, and sustainable use projects benefiting wildlife habitats and ecosystems in Mexico from April 2023 to April 2025. Specifically, Pronatura Noreste AC will secure legal...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $278,369 Project Grant to the Sky Island Alliance, a non-profit conservation organization, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) program. The grant funds a 2-year project focused on grassland bird conservation efforts in Sonora, Mexico. Specific activities include assessing and restoring springs and wetlands, conducting wildlife surveys, removing invasive species, developing conservation...