WESTERN MOJAVE ENCROACHMENT SOLUTIONS PROJECT FOR THE MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA
The grant seeks solutions to counter drought, fire, and flood threats, focusing on ecological resilience and desert tortoise conservation in Mojave Desert.
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Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest has archived this opportunity.
Funder: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
Due Dates: April 25, 2025 (Questions) | May 2, 2025 (Full Applications Due)
Funding Amounts: Up to $9,000,000 total over 5 years; one award anticipated; no cost share required.
Summary: Supports large-scale resilience and conservation actions addressing drought, fire, and flood threats, with a focus on watershed health and desert tortoise recovery in the Mojave Desert Sentinel Landscape.
Key Information: This opportunity is sole-sourced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF); only NFWF is eligible to apply.
Description
This cooperative agreement funds a comprehensive program to enhance ecological resilience and species recovery in the Mojave Desert Sentinel Landscape, particularly at and around the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms, California. The project targets landscape-scale threats such as drought, wildfire, and flooding, and supports the recovery of the threatened Agassiz’s desert tortoise. Activities include watershed-scale interventions to improve stormwater infiltration, groundwater recharge, soil health, habitat restoration, wildland fire risk reduction, and heat mitigation. The agreement also supports monitoring, data analysis, and implementation of the Mojave Desert Tortoise Recovery Implementation Plan under the Recovery and Sustainment Partnership (RASP) initiative.
