The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office seek to work with partners to establish a Joint Venture partnership for the central coast of California. The project focuses on providing to support for an interim coordinator position to assist with priority conservation tasks needed over the next 2 years. Partners have already established a Scoping Document for the new Joint Venture. The primary objectives of the coordinator would focus on: 1) establishing a partnership structure for the developing Joint Venture that is referred to as the Central Coast Conservation Joint Venture (C3JV); and 2) to progress and/or secure funds necessary for the partnership to complete and finalize a C3JV Implementation Plan in next 1-3 years.