Deadline: 12/03/2019
Amount: $30,000 max
Description:
The purpose of this program is to promote collaboration in support of managing national forests and grasslands in a way that delivers benefits to the public, strengthens communities, and sustains healthy ecosystems. Through this program, project partners, volunteers, and the funding agency will use data gathered to shape conservation and management. The goals of the program are to:
  1. Expand and strengthen the practice of citizen science in agency programs
  2. Advance science and resource management through sound project design
  3. Stimulate partnerships that address mutually beneficial outcomes, expand capacity, and leverage expertise and resources
  4. Provide opportunities for meaningful engagement by the public in agency activities
  5. Offer opportunities for peer-to-peer learning for agency and partners