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How it Works...
The Project Assistance Fund is a matching grant program available to land trusts across the Gulf States to pay for the scientific and legal review needed for the purchase of land and conservation easements. These ‘due-diligence’ services can range from appraisals, appraisal reviews, surveys, legal descriptions, title reviews, legal reviews, baseline documentation reports, recording fees, and environmental assessments, and ensure the Land Trust and the public are getting their money’s worth.
Leveraging Funds...
This small grant program provides the seed funding that attracts larger funding sources for land purchases and easements, with prior projects partnering with:
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damages Assessment
- North American Wetland Conservation Act
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- United States Forest Service
- Foundations, and State/Local Governments
Science into Action...
The Strategic Conservation Vision Tool was developed to help guide strategic land and water conservation. This model incorporates the conservation priorities of land trusts while aligning regional conservation indices, such as longleaf pine recovery, wetland protections, working lands, riparian habitat, and wildlife corridors to create a multitiered guide for conservation.
Big Results...
Leveraging the collective power of partnerships, and aligning resources across the region, the PAF program has created an innovative funding mechanism for conservation. The Gulf Partnership has invested $675,827 in its PAF program across 56,465 acres, catalyzing $94,444,563 in leveraged conservation dollars, and it’s still growing!!!
Interested in Supporting...
Your support is critical to our mission as we race to conserve the limited land and water resources. With every dollar matched over 150 times, please consider donating!
For specific inquiries please email us at info@gulfpartnership.org