[PCA] ARTICLE: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches $1 Billion America the Beautiful Challenge to Support and Accelerate Locally Led Conservation and Restoration Projects

[Park, Margaret E]

 White House Press Release, April 11 2022

New Public-Private One-Stop Shop Will Make It Easier for Communities to Access Grants and Will Deliver Landscape-Scale Impact

On April 11, the Biden-Harris Administration launched a $1 billion America the Beautiful Challenge<https://www.nfwf.org/programs/america-beautiful-challenge> that will leverage Federal conservation and restoration investments with private and philanthropic contributions to accelerate land, water, and wildlife conservation efforts across the country.

The America the Beautiful Challenge is anchored by an initial commitment of $440 million of Federal resources over the next five years to a new public-private grant program, administered<https://www.nfwf.org/programs/america-beautiful-challenge> by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), that will support locally led ecosystem restoration projects that invest in watershed restoration, resilience, equitable access, workforce development, corridors and connectivity, and collaborative conservation, consistent with the America the Beautiful Initiative<https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2021/05/06/biden-harris-administration-outlines-america-the-beautiful-initiative/>. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a major source of the initial Federal investments for the America the Beautiful Challenge.

See full article: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/04/11/biden-harris-administration-launches-1-billion-america-the-beautiful-challenge-to-support-and-accelerate-locally-led-conservation-and-restoration-projects/
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