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Desert Tortoise Recovery Partnership

The Desert Tortoise Recovery Partnership (DTRP) was formed through partnerships between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), U.S. Marines Corps, U.S. Army, Department of Defense, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to coordinate implementation of strategies and provide additional resources to address the pressing conservation needs of the Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the West Mojave Desert of southeastern California. The DTRP was established as an effort of the Recovery and Sustainment Partnership (RASP), a joint initiative of the Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior to develop species conservation and recovery programs and provide increased flexibility for military missions.

Trinity River Restoration Program (Bureau of Reclamation)

The Trinity River Restoration Program (Trinity Program) is a partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to support local and regional on-the-ground actions that reduce fine sediment delivery or improve habitat connectivity in degraded watersheds in the Trinity Basin.

Midwest Cover Crop Initiative

The Midwest Cover Crop Initiative is a public-private partnership that accelerates large-scale, voluntary adoption of cover crops across several midwestern states. The initiative awards grants to provide outreach and technical assistance and to facilitate multi-year financial assistance contracts with farmers. Through this support, the initiative aims to enhance soil health, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases, and improve water and wildlife resources while providing economic benefits to participating farmers.

Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Competitions

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), is soliciting innovative solutions for entry into the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Competitions.

America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative

Intended to streamline grant funding opportunities for voluntary conservation and restoration projects around the U.S., the America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative consolidates funding from multiple federal agencies and the private sector to enable applicants to develop and implement projects that address shared funder priorities and span public, private, and Tribal lands.

Guam Habitat Conservation Initiative

The Guam Habitat Conservation Initiative aims to protect, restore, and enhance targeted native limestone forest, ravine forest, and savanna habitats to support conservation and recovery of federally listed and at-risk species. Through a cooperative partnership under the Department of Defense (DoD) Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program, Joint Region Marianas, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in collaboration with Guam Department of Agriculture (DOAG), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and other partners, this program will support strategies developed through the Program’s five-year implementation plan to improve baseline conditions of native forest and habitat health.

Southwest Rivers Headwaters Fund

The Southwest Rivers Headwaters Fund is dedicated to restoring, protecting, and enhancing aquatic and riparian species and their habitats in the headwaters of the Rio Grande and Colorado River watersheds.

Colorado and Utah Lands with Wilderness Characteristics and Greater Sage-Grouse Funds

The Colorado and Utah Greater Sage-Grouse Funds will support projects such as fee title and conservation easement acquisitions, sagebrush restoration and habitat improvement, and juniper / conifer removal. The Colorado and Utah Lands with Wilderness Characteristics Funds will support projects such as restoration, reclamation, and enhancement of certain lands; fee title and conservation easement acquisitions; and public outreach, education, and interpretation. Funding awards will be made by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (“NFWF”) to selected applicants for implementation of mitigation projects that best satisfy the evaluation criteria, as verified and approved by the United States Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”).

Farmers for Soil Health

In partnership with the Farmers for Soil Health collaboration and with pending support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) anticipates awarding competitive grants to accelerate the voluntary adoption of cover crops on corn and soybean farms in 20 states.

Shasta Valley Regional Conservation Partnership Program

The Shasta Valley Regional Conservation Partnership Program (Shasta Valley Program) advances the recovery of the Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), a species listed as “threatened” under to the Federal Endangered Species Act, throughout the Shasta River watershed while building drought resilience among agricultural producers in the Shasta Valley.