Co Wildlife Heritage Foundation

Co Wildlife Heritage Foundation is a Colorado-based tax-exempt nonprofit organization and foundation registered with SAM.gov since September 2003. The Foundation serves as a conservation partner to the federal government, primarily through cooperative agreements that facilitate habitat restoration and wildlife conservation initiatives on privately-owned and public lands throughout Colorado. As a grant recipient, the Foundation provides specialized expertise in developing and implementing conservation partnerships that support federal trust species and state wildlife objectives through direct engagement with private landowners and coordination with federal agencies.

The Foundation's federal grant work has been concentrated within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 6 Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), with three documented cooperative agreements totaling conservation efforts spanning from June 2022 through February 2028. These awards demonstrate the Foundation's capacity to manage complex habitat restoration projects, including the June 2022 award focused on invasive species control in Moffat County through aerial herbicide application targeting cheatgrass while supporting sagebrush obligate birds and big game migration corridors. More recent awards, including a June 2023 cooperative agreement and a July 2025 award of $294,325.33, reflect the Foundation's broader statewide conservation mission encompassing wetland, upland, stream, and riparian habitat restoration across private, tribal, county, and local government-owned lands. The Foundation's services include facilitating site-specific private landowner agreements, implementing conservation practices such as native plant seeding, invasive species treatment, irrigation infrastructure installation, streambank stabilization, livestock management improvements, and low-tech restoration structures. All projects are jointly implemented between the Foundation and USFWS, with the Foundation serving as the administrative and facilitation partner responsible for landowner coordination and project development aligned with USFWS strategic plans and Department of Interior objectives.