F22AC03364

National Fish And Wildlife Foundation

UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION NFWF AND U S FISH AND WILDLIFE FWS WILL MANAGE THE NEWLY DEVELOPED AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGE ATBC AUTHORIZED BY BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW ALSO KNOWN AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT P L 117 58 SECTION 40804 4 ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, NFWF WILL WORK WITH FWS TO DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF STREAMLINING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS AROUND THE UNITED STATES NFWF HAS A SHARED MISSION WITH FWS AND A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO SUCCESSFUL COMPETITIVE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM DELIVERY AROUND THE COUNTRY FUNDED PROJECTS WILL ADVANCE EXISTING LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PLANS AND OR PROPOSE TO KNIT TOGETHER A DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIP THAT DEVELOPS AND OR IMPLEMENTS NEW CONSERVATION PLANS ATBC WILL MAXIMIZE CONSERVATION AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, BOLSTER LOCAL ECONOMIES, ENGAGE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO NATURE, AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

15.669 - Cooperative Landscape Conservation

FWS Headquarters (HQ) [DOI - FWS]

Multi-State United States

Multi-State

F-FWS-SA-22-036

Infrastructure $71,500,000 (88%) percent this Cooperative Agreement was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 14% from $71,500,000 to $81,300,000.