[Vision2020] NFWF and Wal-Mart

[Chris Storhok]

Just in case Moscow loses its battle to Super Wal-Mart:

 

 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Wal-Mart

             Invites Proposals for Acres for America Program

 

 Deadline: April 1, 2006 (Pre-proposals)

 

 A partnership between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 

 ( http://www.wal-mart.com/ <http://www.wal-mart.com/>  ) and the National
Fish and  Wildlife Foundation ( http://www.nfwf.org/ <http://www.nfwf.org/>
), the Acres  for America program was established to provide funding  for
projects that conserve important habitat for fish,  wildlife, and plants
through acquisition of interest in  real property. The goal of the Acres for
America program  is to offset the footprint of Wal-Mart's domestic
facilities on at least an acre-by-acre basis through these  acquisitions.

 

 Through the program, approximately $3.1 million will be  made available
annually, for ten years, for conservation  investments.

 

 To be considered for funding through the Wal-Mart partner-  ship,
acquisitions of interest in real property should  have the endorsement of
appropriate federal, state, and  local government agencies as an acquisition
with high  conservation value; endorsements by nonprofit conservation
organizations are also a primary consideration. Acquisi-  tions that
contribute to "landscape level" conservation  efforts that help reduce
fragmentation are preferred over  isolated acquisitions. In addition,
important fish, wild-  life, and/or plant resources such as endangered
species or  areas of significant biological diversity, as identified  by
credible conservation agencies or organizations, should  be conserved
through the acquisition. The fee transfer or  perpetual easement must
qualify for "conservation purposes" 

 as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 170(h). Access  to the land by
the public is preferred but not required.

 

 All grant awards require a minimum 1:1 match of cash or  contributed goods
and services. Federal funds may be  considered as match. Higher ratios of
matching funds will  at times aid in making applications more competitive.

 

 Visit the NFWF Web site for complete program information  and application
procedures.

 

 RFP Link: 

 http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001072/nfwf
<http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001072/nfwf> 

 

 

 

Chris Storhok

North Pole, AK

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