Multiplier

THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, MULTIPLIER PROPOSES TO FURTHER NOAA'S RESEARCH MISSION "TO HELP U.S. COMMUNITIES BETTER UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH INCLUDES BUILDING RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS." OUR PROPOSAL WILL SUPPORT EFFECTIVE RESILIENCE PLANNING AND OUTCOMES IN AT LEAST 300 COMMUNITIES ACROSS ALL U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. CSCI COMMUNITIES WILL EMERGE FROM THIS INITIATIVE WITH EQUITABLE, FINANCE-READY CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLANS THAT FEATURE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND ARE BUILT ON THE STEPS TO RESILIENCE (STR). CSCI WILL BOOST THE CAPACITY OF AND DEMAND FOR OUR NATION'S NASCENT CLIMATE RESILIENCE WORKFORCE THROUGH STANDARDIZED PRACTITIONER TRAINING ORGANIZED AROUND THE STR AND EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE THE SUCCESS OF PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES.

SOLAR TRAINING FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO MULTIPLIER. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL ACCELERATE CAREER TRACKS IN THE WATER UTILITIES SECTOR AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO WATER UTILITY WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ESTABLISHING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, MENTORING, OR CROSS-TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE INCUMBENT DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY WORKERS ARE PREPARED FOR HIGHER LEVEL SUPERVISORY OR MANAGEMENT-LEVEL POSITIONS. SUBRECIPIENT:DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING TRUST BUILDING TRAININGS AND SUPPORTING ACCELERATOR PROJECTS BY CONNECTING COMMUNITIES, DEFINING NEED, AND PROVIDING INSIGHT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF DRINKING WATER OR WASTEWATER UTILITY WORKERS RECEIVING LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MENTORING. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT FORMALLY QUALIFY INCUMBENTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY POSITIONS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UTILITIES, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

WHILE WHOLESALE BUYERS KNOW THERE IS CONSUMER DEMAND FOR REGIONALLY GROWN PRODUCTS,THEY USUALLY RELY ON HIGHLY CONSOLIDATED SUPPLY CHAINS,AND CAN BE RESISTANT TO CHANGING THEIR PROCUREMENT PRACTICES TO PRIORITIZE LOCAL SOURCING. THEIR SOURCING PRIORITIES FOCUS HEAVILY ON LOW COSTS,EFFICIENCY,SCALE,AND PREDICTABILITY,WHICH CAN BE MAJOR BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR SMALLER PRODUCERS. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT AN ESTIMATED 270 SMALL AND MIDSIZE FARMS AND RANCHES AND VALUES- ALIGNED FOOD HUBS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,BY INCREASING THEIR CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH WHOLESALE BUYERS AND INCREASING THEIR PRODUCT SALES TO THOSE BUYERS. THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS,MOST OF WHOM ARE LATINX FARMERS,AND MANY SUFFERED REVENUE LOSSES DUE TO COVID-19 RESTAURANT AND BUSINESS CLOSURES THAT DISRUPTED WHOLESALE MARKETS. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE FUELING THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SMALL SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED LOCAL PRODUCERS,REGIONAL FOOD HUBS,AND FARMER-LED AGGREGATORS,AND INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF REGIONALLY PRODUCED SUSTAINABLE AND REGENERATIVE PRODUCTS. WITH THIS PROJECT,KTA INTENDS TO PROVIDE A MODEL OF VALUE CHAIN COORDINATION COUPLED WITH TARGETED FARM BUSINESS ADVISING THAT CAN BE SCALED AND REPLICATED BY ALLIES IN OTHER REGIONS TO SUPPORT SMALL PRODUCERS AND INCREASE CONSUMER ACCESS TO LOCALLY PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION IN THE RESILIENCE ECOSYSTEM COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IN THE WESTERN U.S., PUBLICLY-OWNED RANGELANDS ARE USED FOR LIVESTOCK GRAZING, WATER SUPPLY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND RECREATION. AS SUCH, THEY PROVIDE A WIDE ARRAY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (ESS) OF ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIETAL IMPORTANCE. BALANCING THESE ESS TO EQUALLY SATISFY THE NEEDS OF PRODUCERS, LAND MANAGERS, AND THE PUBLIC IS CHALLENGING BUT NECESSARY TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS. INNOVATIVE LIVESTOCK GRAZING, HOWEVER, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS BY GENERATING ESS VALUED BY ALL. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR PROJECT TEAM PREVIOUSLY FOUND THAT THE LENGTH OF TIME (DURATION), AND THE TIME OF YEAR (TIMING), LIVESTOCK SPEND ON A SEMI-ARID RANGELAND AFFECTS WATER QUALITY, PLANT RECOVERY, AND SAGE-GROUSE HABITAT. IN THIS PROPOSAL, WE BUILD ON THESE FINDINGS BY ADDRESSING HOW GRAZING DURATION AND TIMING AFFECT FOUR OTHER ESS: SOIL HEALTH, SOIL CARBON (C) SEQUESTRATION, RIPARIAN STABILITY, AND HERBACEOUS PLANT DIVERSITY. FIRST, WE WILL EXAMINE HOW HISTORICAL GRAZING SYSTEMS THAT DIFFERED IN GRAZING DURATION (4-, 2-, AND 0-MONTHS) AND TIMING (EARLY- AND LATE-SEASON) AFFECTED ES GENERATION. SECOND, WE WILL TRACK HOW ES GENERATION CHANGES WHEN AN INNOVATIVE SHORT-DURATION VARIABLE-TIMING GRAZING SYSTEM IS IMPLEMENTED. FINALLY, WE WILL DETERMINE IF PROFITS CAN BE GENERATED FROM SELLING THE EXPECTED ACCUMULATION OF SOIL C AS OFFSETS INTO THE NASCENT VOLUNTARY C MARKETS. SUCH AN OUTCOME HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT PRODUCER LIVELIHOODS, BENEFIT SOCIETY IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PRESENT A NEW MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE RANGELAND MANAGEMENT THAT CAN BE ADOPTED BY THE REST OF THE WESTERN U.S.

LIVESTOCK GRAZING CAN REDUCE THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUPPLIED BY PUBLIC RANGELANDS. DESPITE THIS, PUBLIC-LAND STAKEHOLDERS EXPECT RANGELANDS TO PROVIDE INCREASING LEVELS OF MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. A COMMON SOLUTION TO BALANCE GRAZING AND OTHER ECOSYSTEM SERIVCES IS TO DE-STOCK RANGELANDS - BUT THIS CAN HARM RANCHER LIVELIHOODS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, WE EXAMINE HOW GRAZING SYSTEMS THAT ALTER GRAZING DURATION (THE AMOUNT OF TIME CATTLE ARE GRAZED IN A LOCATION) AND TIMING (WHEN IN THE SEASON CATTLE ARE GRAZED) CAN IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE SUPPLY. THE GOAL OF OUR RESEARCH IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT INNOVATIVE GRAZING STRATEGIES CAN MAINTAIN A DIVERSE SUITE OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON PUBLIC LANDS WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING PRODUCER LIVELIHOODS.WE WILL FOCUS ON STREAM AREAS, WHICH ARE KEY LOCATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICE PRODUCTION IN ARID RANGELANDS, AND EXAMINE SERVICES DESIRED BY LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING: WATER QUALITY, SAGE-GROUSE HABITAT, EROSION CONTROL, AND FORAGE RECOVERY. WE WILL FIRST LINK ECOSYSTEM SERVICE SUPPLY TO GRAZING DURATION AND TIMING BY COMPARING SERVICE GENERATION AMONG COMMONLY EMPLOYED GRAZING SYSTEMS IN OUR REGION. THESE INCLUDE: CONTINUOUS-TURNOUT (WHICH IS A LONG-DURATION SYSTEM) AND 4-PASTURE ROTATION (WHICH IS A MEDIUM-DURATION SYSTEM). WE WILL ALSO MEAUSRE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE GENERATION ON PASTURES MANAGED VIA AN INNOVATIVE WATERSHED SCALE, TIME-CONTROLLED ROTATION SYSTEM USED ON PRIVATE RANGELANDS (WHICH IS A SHORT-DURATION SYSTEM). NEXT, WE WILL CAPITALIZE ON A COLLABORATIVE, LOCAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT THAT WILL ALTER CURRENT PUBLIC-LANDS CONTINUOUS-TURNOUT AND 4-PASTURE GRAZING SYSTEMS TO THE TIME-CONTROLLED ROTATION. WE WILL USE THIS PROJECT TO DETERMINE HOW ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CAN INCREASE WHEN GRAZING IS SWITCHED TO THE SHORT-DURATION SYSTEM. FINALLY, TO ENSURE THAT SUCH INNOVATIVE GRAZING MANAGEMENT CAN BE ADOPTED BY RANCHERS, WE WILL COLLECT DATA ON THE COSTS RANCHERS INCUR WHEN SWITCHING TO THE NEW SYSTEM, AND COUPLE THE COSTS WITH THE MEASURED GAINS IN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES REALIZED UNDER THE NEW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS IS A CRITICAL LINK TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT HELP MANAGERS ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE GRAZING SYSTEMS THAT SUPPLY MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON US RANGELANDS.

ACCELERATING THE DEPLOYMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

CONSERVATION FINANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

OUR GOAL IS TO DETERMINE HOW IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE CREEKS GRAZING CONSOLIDATION PLAN AFFECTS RIPARIAN CONDITIONS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ACROSS A MULTI-ALLOTMENT, WATERSHED-SCALE LANDSCAPE. WE WILL ALSO EXAMINE HOW ADDITIONAL RESTORATION ACTIONS ACROSS THE UPPER BEAR RIVER WATERSHED AFFECTS RIPARIAN HEALTH. THE THREE CREEKS GRAZING PLAN ALTERED GRAZING ACROSS 57,000 HA OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE RANGELAND IN 2022. A MAJOR INNOVATION OF THIS PLAN IS TO USE GRAZING DURATION (I.E., LENGTH OF TIME GRAZED) AND TIMING (I.E., THE SEASON OF GRAZING) AS MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO BALANCE LIVESTOCK DISTURBANCE WITH THE GENERATION OF OTHER SOCIETY-VALUED RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUCH AS CLEAN WATER, INCREASED WATER QUANTITY, RIPARIAN HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE (E.G., FISH SAGE-GROUSE), AND EROSION CONTROL. ADDITIONALLY RESTORATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE UPPER BEAR RIVER WATERSHED MAY COMPOUND THE BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES OF THE ALTERED GAZING MANAGEMENT ON THE THREE CREEKS PROJECT AREA AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS BEYOND THE PROJECT AREA.WE WILL COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA ON WATER QUALITY, WATER DISCHARGE, RIPARIAN ZONE EXPANSION, EROSION POTENTIAL, RIPARIAN HERBACEOUS BIOMASS, SOIL HEALTH AND CARBON (E.G., INFILTRATION, BULK DENSITY COMPACTION), STREAMBANK STABILITY, HERBACEOUS BIODIVERSITY, SAGE-GROUSE RIPARIAN HABITAT QUALITY, AND BIOCRUST COVER DEPENDING ON FUNDING AVAILABLE VIA THE BLM AND OTHER SOURCES.THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IDENTIFIES HOW MANAGERS CAN BALANCE ONE OF THE MOST PERSISTENT, AND AT TIMES CONTROVERSIAL, USES OF PUBLIC LAND CATTLE GRAZING WITH THE SUSTAINABLE GENERATION OF ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER VALUED RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: CLEAN WATER, SUSTAINED WATER YIELD IN STREAMS, EROSION CONTROL, RIPARIAN HERBACEOUS BIOMASS PRODUCTION, AND HEALTHY RIPARIAN HABITAT FOR BROODING SAGE-GROUSE AND FISH. OUR STUDY IS NOVEL BECAUSE WE WILL EXAMINE HOW A GRAZING SYSTEM NOT USUALLY EMPLOYED ON US PUBLIC RANGELANDS (WATERSHED-SCALE TIME-CONTROLLED ROTATION) COMPARES WITH COMMONLY EMPLOYED GRAZING SYSTEMS (SEASON-LONG AND DEFERRED ROTATION), PLUS NO-GRAZING EXCLOSURES IN SUPPLYING THESE RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. IT WILL DOCUMENT THE CONSERVATION BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING THIS NEW GRAZING SYSTEM BY COMPARING RIPARIAN CONDITIONS PRE-VS POST-IMPLEMENTATION. IT WILL ALSO EXAMINE HOW ADDITIONAL RESTORATION ACTIONS ACROSS THE UPPER BEAR RIVER WATERSHED AFFECT RIPARIAN HEALTH.RESULTS FROM THIS PROJECT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC BY DETERMINING IF THE NEW GRAZING SYSTEM ACROSS THE THREE CREEKS AREA IMPROVES MULTIPLE RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL ADDITIONALLY HELP BLM MANAGERS ADAPTIVELY MANAGE THE THREE CREEKS GRAZING PROJECT, AND BROADER UPPER BEAR RIVER WATERSHED. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING DATA TO INFORM HOW CATTLE GRAZING AFFECTS STREAM WATER QUALITY, WATER QUANTITY, FORAGE PRODUCTION, SAGE-GROUSE HABITAT, FISH HABITAT, AND RIPARIAN SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ASSESSING HOW OTHER RESTORATION ACTIONS IN UPPER BEAR RIVER WATERSHED AFFECT THESE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. FINDINGS FROM THE PROPOSED WORK WILL ALLOW MANAGERS TO (1) UNDERSTAND BENEFITS TO RIPARIAN AREAS OF IMPLEMENTING THIS INNOVATIVE GRAZING MANAGEMENT PLAN, (2) USE COLLECTED DATA TO ADAPTIVELY MANAGE ONGOING GRAZING ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE TO BALANCE HEALTHY RIPARIAN AREAS WITH LIVESTOCK GRAZING, AND (3) LEARN WHAT ADDITIONAL ACTIONS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING IN AREAS WHERE CHANGES IN GRAZING DO NOT LEAD TO DESIRED IMPROVEMENTS IN RIPARIAN HEALTH.

EXPANDING UTAH’S GRAZING LANDS COALITION BY REVITALIZING EXISTING NETWORKS, ADDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CAPACITY, AND DEVELOPING EDU CATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEGINNING RANCHERS

ADDRESS THE NEED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND NEED FOR RANCHER FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCORPORATE INFORMATION ABOUT CSA PRACTICES AND OTHERS.

BLM UTAH IMPROVING RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AT A WATERSHED SCALE USING AN INNOVATIVE GRAZING SYSTEM

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH A WORKING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND THE RECIPIENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE LANDS. THE RECIPIENT WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THE SERVICE TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP, AND ESTABLISH MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS. ALL PROJECTS WILL BE FACILITATED BY SITE-SPECIFIC PRIVATE LANDOWNER AGREEMENTS (PLAS) AS APPROVED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE SERVICE. THIS AGREEMENT WILL RESTORE, ENHANCE, AND ESTABLISH HABITATS FOR THE BENEFIT OF (1) FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES (2) SAGEBRUSH OBLIGATE BIRDS (3) NATIVE FISH (4) MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS AND (5) OTHER GAME SPECIES. RESTORATION OF HABITATS WITHIN HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION FOCUS AREAS WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS MEETING POPULATION AND HABITAT OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SERVICES 20222026 MOUNTAIN-PRAIRIE REGION STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS CONSERVATION CAPACITY IN PERUS YURA, INUYA, AND SEPAHUA WATERSHEDS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THREATENED ECOSYSTEMS, ENDANGERED SPECIES AND HABITATS, AND THE WAY OF LIFE OF THE SETTLED AND ISOLATED INDIGENOUS TRIBES WHO LIVE THERE. THESE RIVERS PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE 10-MILLION-HECTARE PURS MANU LANDSCAPE, WHICH CONTAINS SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE AND LEAST DISTURBED FORESTS IN THE ENTIRE AMAZON BASIN. HOWEVER, ALL THREE WATERSHEDS ARE CRITICALLY THREATENED BY ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ILLEGAL LOGGING, AND LAND TRAFFICKING FACILITATED BY THE LOGGER-NARCO MAFIA THAT HAS AGGRESSIVELY MOVED INTO THESE REMOTE LOWLAND FORESTS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.WE WILL WORK WITH PERUS PARKS SERVICE, SERNANP, INDIGENOUS FEDERATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES ON MEASURES THAT WILL PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY VIGILANCE, IMPROVED PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT, SPECIES CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE, AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) STRENGTHEN THE VIGILANCE CAPACITY OF EIGHT STRATEGICALLY-LOCATED COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, CONDUCTING REGULAR PATROLS, AND INTRODUCING THE SMART MONITORING TECHNOLOGY (2) IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS OF THE YURA COMMUNAL CONSERVATION CONCESSION THROUGH VIGILANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TRAINING, AND PATROLS TO IDENTIFY POPULATIONS OF RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (3) IMPLEMENT NEW MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR FOUR COMMUNITY LAKES FOCUSED ON PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND FOOD PRODUCTION WHILE PROTECTING THE ENDANGERED ARAPAIMA FISH (ARAPAIMA GIGAS) AND (4) WORK WITH TWO INDIGENOUS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONS TO PROMOTE LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF VULNERABLE SPECIES AND HABITATS THROUGH REFORESTATION OF PALM TREES WITH ECONOMIC POTENTIAL, PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED MIGRATORY CATFISH, AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE.THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON PROGRESS MADE OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS WITH SUPPORT FROM USFWS AND OTHER DONORS. OUR FOCUS WILL BE EMERGENCY MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN COLLABORATION WITH PROTECTED AREA MANAGERS AND INDIGENOUS LEADERS TO PREVENT CONTINUED DEFORESTATION AND HABITAT DEGRADATION WHILE PROMOTING LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE WILDERNESS AREAS LEFT ON EARTH.

STRENGTHENING INDIGENOUS CONSERVATION CAPACITY IN THE YURUA REGION OF PERU

PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY TO REDUCE RISK FOR CALIFORNIA'S DISADVANTAGED PRODUCERS AND UNDERSERVED CROPS

MAKING CSAS AND FARM STANDS A SNAP

THE PURPOSE OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH A WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND THE RECIPIENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE LANDS. THE RECIPIENT WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THE SERVICE TO IDENTIFY DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS. ALL PROJECTS WILL BE FACILITATED BY SITE SPECIFIC PRIVATE LANDOWNER AGREEMENTS (PLAS) AS APPROVED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE SERVICE. THIS AGREEMENT WILL RESTORE ENHANCE AND ESTABLISH HABITATS FOR THE BENEFIT OF (1) FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES (2) SAGEBRUSH OBLIGATE BIRDS (3) NATIVE FISH (4) MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS AND (5) OTHER GAME SPECIES. RESTORATION OF HABITATS WITHIN HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION FOCUS AREAS WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS MEETING POPULATION AND HABITAT OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SERVICE 2022 TO 2026 MOUNTAIN PRAIRIE REGION STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM.

CONSERVATION FINANCE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE

DEVELOPING FARMER TO CONSUMER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FAITH COMMUNITY

LA NOVIA INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE

SOUTH AMERICA REGIONAL PROGRAM

LA NOVIA INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE

WEST COAST DIRECT FARM MARKETING SUMMIT

GROWING FARM VIABILITY THROUGH FAITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

OPEN SCIENCE "DYNAMIC CONVERGENCE" WORKSHOP

CONFERENCE: CI PAOS:OPEN SCIENCE DYNAMIC CONVERGENCE -THE OPEN RESEARCH COMMUNITY ACCELERATOR (ORCA) WILL ORGANIZE AN EVENT THAT WILL BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, POLICYMAKERS, FUNDERS, AND OTHER KEY ACTORS WITH THE GOAL OF ?DYNAMIC CONVERGENCE? -- CREATING A FERTILE GROUND FOR FORGING PARTNERSHIPS, ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES, AND COORDINATING RESOURCES. THE CONVENING WILL EMPHASIZE INTENTIONALITY; SPECIFICALLY, HOW CAN WE ENGAGE IN RIGOROUS, EVIDENCE-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT WILL PROMOTE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE OPEN SCIENCE. THIS AWARD BY THE OFFICE OF ADVANCED CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE DIRECTORATE FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IS JOINTLY SUPPORTED BY THE DIVISION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES WITHIN THE DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

STRENGTHENING THE BAY AREA FOODSHED FROM FARMS TO INSTITUTIONS VIA FOOD HUBS: A KITCHEN TABLE ADVISORS PLANNING PROJECT.