Category:
endangered species, species recovery, reintroduction, conservation
Eligibility:
Eligible partnerships include one of the following:
A longstanding partnership, where:
o The partner has a history of working with the Service on recovery efforts for the species addressed in the proposal for at least the past 5 years;
o The longstanding partner contributions for the project must be equal to or greater than their current contribution averaged over the past 5 years to meet eligibility criteria for this type of partnership; and
o Documentation is provided in the submission that includes funding and in-kind partner contributions for each of the previous 5 years, along with a brief description and the 5-year average contribution.
A new partnership, where:
o The partner has not yet worked with the Service on recovery efforts for the species addressed in the proposal; or the partner has worked with the Service on the species addressed in the proposal for less than 5 years; and
o New partner contributions will include at least a 50:50 match.