Southwest Border Resource Protection Program
This grant funds projects improving natural and cultural resource protection, research, and cross-border cooperation in U.S. National Parks along the Mexico border, supporting both U.S. and Mexican protected areas.
Funder: National Park Service
Due Dates: September 8, 2026 (Full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $15,000–$50,000 per award | Up to $600,000 total program funding | 10–15 awards expected
Summary: Supports projects that protect, conserve, and interpret shared natural and cultural resources along the U.S.–Mexico border, requiring collaboration with both U.S. National Park units and Mexican protected areas.
Description
The Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (SWBRPP) provides financial assistance to support collaborative projects that enhance stewardship, conservation, and understanding of natural and cultural resources along the U.S.–Mexico border. The program funds research, monitoring, conservation, preservation, interpretation, and educational initiatives that address resource issues shared by National Park Service (NPS) units in the Intermountain Region and protected areas in Mexico. The aim is to mitigate cross-border impacts, foster binational cooperation, and increase public appreciation of the region’s shared heritage.
Eligible projects must benefit at least one NPS unit near the U.S.–Mexico border and a corresponding protected area in Mexico, focusing on shared resource issues. Activities may include scientific research, inventory and monitoring, habitat restoration, stabilization of historic sites, interpretive programming, and binational educational exchanges.
