DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $45,000,000 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDS OF $22,000,000 FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE SMALL WATERSHED GRANTS (SWG) PROGRAM, WHICH PROMOTES COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS WATERSHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE 2014 CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AGREEMENT AND ANY FUTURE WATERSHED AGREEMENTS. FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,000,000 ARE CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY. ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS AWARD INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPETITIVE SWG SUBAWARD PROGRAM; TECHNICAL AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP CAPACITY TO MANAGE FEDERAL FUNDING AND DELIVER ON-THE-GROUND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS; MONITORING, REPORTING, AND EVALUATING TO ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING, ACCOUNTING

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DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $45,000,000 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDS OF $22,000,000 FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE SMALL WATERSHED GRANTS (SWG) PROGRAM, WHICH PROMOTES COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS WATERSHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE 2014 CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AGREEMENT AND ANY FUTURE WATERSHED AGREEMENTS. FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,000,000 ARE CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY. ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS AWARD INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPETITIVE SWG SUBAWARD PROGRAM; TECHNICAL AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP CAPACITY TO MANAGE FEDERAL FUNDING AND DELIVER ON-THE-GROUND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS; MONITORING, REPORTING, AND EVALUATING TO ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING, ACCOUNTING