Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (US)

Deadline: 15-Dec-2024

Applications are now open for the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program to provide financial assistance to improve resource stewardship, achieve international cooperation, provide meaningful interpretation and conduct scientific research, which will lead to increased appreciation and understanding of the shared natural and cultural heritage along the international border with Mexico.

The program provides financial assistance to NPS units, as well as educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and local and state agencies. Program funding is available for conducting scientific research and monitoring of species, as well as conservation, interpretation and preservation projects designed to help protect and preserve natural and cultural resources located near or along the international border.

Categories

• The projects and activities will be individually authorized by separate awards, with each project or activity having a separate work plan and budget developed cooperatively between the NPS and the cooperator. Project categories include:
  • Research & Monitoring:
    • Cultural Resource examples:
      • Identification, research, and evaluation of archeological and historic sites
      • National Register of Historic Places nominations
      • National Historic Landmark nominations
    • Natural Resource examples:
      • Wildlife habitat management
      • Inventory and monitoring of invasive plants and animals
      • Impacts from climate change to endangered species
      • Assessments of the effects of border activities on threatened and endangered species
  • Conservation & Preservation:
    • Cultural Resource examples:
      • Stabilization, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic structures, archeological sites, trails and landscapes
      • Conservation of collections
    • Natural Resource examples:
      • Re-establishment of natural processes and ecological systems
      • Monitoring of resource damage caused by human developments
      • Protection and conservation endangered and threatened species
      • Integrated pest management planning
      • Restoration of native wildlife and vegetation, including removal of exotic species
  • Interpretation, Education & Tourism:
    • Professional training and exchange such as:
      • Student intern programs
      • Workshops, seminars, symposia, training programs
      • Binational conferences
      • Informational network gatherings
      • Development of interpretive materials, programs, workshops
      • Geotourism

Funding Information

• Grant amount: $275,000.00
• Expected award amount: An estimated range of $10,000 to $55,000 of funding is anticipated for each award
• Estimated number of agreements to be awarded: 5-10
• Duration: April 1, 2026 – December 31, 2027

Eligibility Criteria

• This funding opportunity is limited to educational institutions, non-profit organizations, state and local governments and tribal governments.

Ineligibility Criteria

• For profit organizations, foreign organizations, and governments outside the United States and its territories are not eligible to apply.

For more information, visit Grants.Gov.