2025 Funded Projects
Sky Island AllianceBorder Wildlife Study - A binational assessment of the impacts of border infrastructure on wildlife.
$54,478
Rio Bravo Restoration
Addressing trespass livestock from a binational perspective.
$42,648
Watershed Management Group
Expanding cross-border collaboration, connection, and community science through binational beaver monitoring in the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands.
$55,000
Tucson Audubon
Nesting in saguaros & cardons: filling the data gaps around desert purple martins, an iconic Arizona and Mexican sub-species.
$46,101
Rio Bravo Restoration
Binational study of a rare Sky Island orchid
$12,639
CEDO
Endangered freshwater fish of the Rio Sonoyta: Conservation and education in the Southwest US and Northwest Mexico Borderlands, expanding the impact.
$50,000
NPS - Saguaro National Park
Connecting with local communities and youth in US-Mexico Sister Parks
$54,465
Borderlands Network
Regional native plant and seed sourcing in the Borderlands Madrean Archipelago
$55,000
Sky Island Alliance - Saguaro
Building a sustainable future for the US/Mexico Sister Parks Program
$46,149
University of Arizona
Pigmy owl research
$48,850
NMSU
Lesser long-nosed bat research
$42,500
Texas Tech
Tinajas: wildlife and connectivity in a changing environment
$42,100
University of Arizona
Quantifying water availability and wildlife use of waterholes in a changing environment
$42,086
ASDM
Quitobaquito biodiversity conservation and education
$35,476
ISDA
Tr-national Symposium 2026
$20,000
Past Funded Projects
American Bird Conservation
Building Resilience in Streams within Big Bend National Park and Canon de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area through Water Harvesting and Reforestation.
$54,998
International Sonoran Desert Alliance
Tri-national Sonoran Desert Symposium: A biennial convening to promote understanding, conservation, and celebration of the natural and cultural resources of the Sonoran Desert
$40,000
New Mexico State University
Determining activity patterns within and seasonal movements between protected areas in the southwest borderlands for bats of greatest conservation need
$54,884
Patronato San Xavier
Preserving cultural continuity: understanding the care and conservation needs of mission bells as cross border cultural heritage
$54,995
Sky Island Alliance
FotoFauna—A Binational Camera Collective for Conservation
$55,000
University of Idaho
Demographic and genetic monitoring of the endangered Sonoran pronghorn in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Mexico, and surrounding areas using fecal DNA sampling
$54,247
Watershed Management Group
Strengthening Cross-border Collaboration and Community Science through Binational Beaver Monitoring in the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands
$54,897
Texas Tech University
The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Monitoring and Population Connectivity in the Border Region
$52,915
Saguaro National Park
Buenos Vecinos: Creating great partnerships with park neighbors in the US and Mexico
$54,182
Southern Office Arizona
Conservation of pre-contact domesticated agave species through revegetation and common-garden cultivation
$44,783
NPS Vanishing Treasures
TICRAT 2024-2025: Conduct Earthen Architecture Conservation Professional Training Workshop in northern Sonora, Mexico and Tumacacori National Historical Park and San Xavier del Bac Mission, USA
$51,700
Padre Island National Seashore
Bi-National Workshop and eDNA Study to Protect Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles in Mexico and PAIS
Building Resilience in Streams within Big Bend National Park and Canon de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area through Water Harvesting and Reforestation.
$54,998
International Sonoran Desert Alliance
Tri-national Sonoran Desert Symposium: A biennial convening to promote understanding, conservation, and celebration of the natural and cultural resources of the Sonoran Desert
$40,000
New Mexico State University
Determining activity patterns within and seasonal movements between protected areas in the southwest borderlands for bats of greatest conservation need
$54,884
Patronato San Xavier
Preserving cultural continuity: understanding the care and conservation needs of mission bells as cross border cultural heritage
$54,995
Sky Island Alliance
FotoFauna—A Binational Camera Collective for Conservation
$55,000
University of Idaho
Demographic and genetic monitoring of the endangered Sonoran pronghorn in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Mexico, and surrounding areas using fecal DNA sampling
$54,247
Watershed Management Group
Strengthening Cross-border Collaboration and Community Science through Binational Beaver Monitoring in the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands
$54,897
Texas Tech University
The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Monitoring and Population Connectivity in the Border Region
$52,915
Saguaro National Park
Buenos Vecinos: Creating great partnerships with park neighbors in the US and Mexico
$54,182
Southern Office Arizona
Conservation of pre-contact domesticated agave species through revegetation and common-garden cultivation
$44,783
NPS Vanishing Treasures
TICRAT 2024-2025: Conduct Earthen Architecture Conservation Professional Training Workshop in northern Sonora, Mexico and Tumacacori National Historical Park and San Xavier del Bac Mission, USA
$51,700
Padre Island National Seashore
Bi-National Workshop and eDNA Study to Protect Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles in Mexico and PAIS
CEDO Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans
Endangered Freshwater Fish of the Rio Sonoyta: Conservation and Education in the Southwest-US and Northwest-Mexico Borderlands.
$50,000
Center for Big Bend Studies of Sul Ross State University
Big Bend National Park River Corridor Archeological Survey
$49,540
Environments for the Americas
The Hummingbird Highway:Conserving Declining Hummingbirds by Improving Habitat
$51,953
National Trails Office
Developing an El Camino Real de los Tejas Binational Bilingual Travel Itinerary
$39,000
Padre Island National Seashore
Incorporating novel eDNA applications to conserve Kemp’s ridley turtles
$54,930
Rio Bravo RestorationBinational Study of a Threatened Cactus$46,442Southwest Research Institute
Hydrochemical monitoring of surface-water and groundwater resources in the Amistad Reservoir region
$54,897
Texas Tech University
The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Monitoring and Population Connectivity in the Border Region
$52,915
University of Arizona
Impacts of climate, vegetation, and anthropogenic disturbance on breeding bird communities across three decades in ORPI.
$42,898
University of Idaho
Demographic and genetic monitoring of the endangered Sonoran pronghorn in ORPI, Mexico, and surrounding areas using fecal DNA sampling.
$52,447
Saguaro National Park
Sister Park Funding with Mexico
$14,921
Endangered Freshwater Fish of the Rio Sonoyta: Conservation and Education in the Southwest-US and Northwest-Mexico Borderlands.
$50,000
Center for Big Bend Studies of Sul Ross State University
Big Bend National Park River Corridor Archeological Survey
$49,540
Environments for the Americas
The Hummingbird Highway:Conserving Declining Hummingbirds by Improving Habitat
$51,953
National Trails Office
Developing an El Camino Real de los Tejas Binational Bilingual Travel Itinerary
$39,000
Padre Island National Seashore
Incorporating novel eDNA applications to conserve Kemp’s ridley turtles
$54,930
Rio Bravo RestorationBinational Study of a Threatened Cactus$46,442Southwest Research Institute
Hydrochemical monitoring of surface-water and groundwater resources in the Amistad Reservoir region
$54,897
Texas Tech University
The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Monitoring and Population Connectivity in the Border Region
$52,915
University of Arizona
Impacts of climate, vegetation, and anthropogenic disturbance on breeding bird communities across three decades in ORPI.
$42,898
University of Idaho
Demographic and genetic monitoring of the endangered Sonoran pronghorn in ORPI, Mexico, and surrounding areas using fecal DNA sampling.
$52,447
Saguaro National Park
Sister Park Funding with Mexico
$14,921
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
Aquatic Conservation and Education Quitobaquito/Rio Sonoyta Endangered Species
$49,074
Padre Island National Park
Assessing Trophic Ecology of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Through Bi-national Partnerships with Padre Island National Seashore to Inform Declining Population Growth
$35,689
Colorado State University
Telling O’odham Stories at Quitobaquito
$49,804
Rio Bravo Restoration
Seven cooperative, binational river trips on the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo
$37,697
Sky Island Alliance
Supporting CONANP to Develop the Conservation and Management Program of the APFF Bavispe: Phase 2
$49,348
University of Arizona
Fire impacts on Madrean habitats and bird communities and implications for park management: A binational research and sister-park training proposal
$44,530
Center for Big Bend Studies
Big Bend National Park River Corridor Archeological Survey
$48,881
Sky Island Alliance
Border Wildlife Study: A Binational Assessment of Border Disturbance and Recovery
$44,308
University of Idaho
Demographic and genetic monitoring of the endangered Sonoran pronghorn in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Mexico, and surrounding areas using fecal DNA sampling
$49,861
Saguaro National Park
Spring Forward: Developing Best Practices for Springs in National Parks Across the US-Mexico Border
$48,971
Bernalillo County
Community Stewardship in Action: Gutiérrez Hubbell House on El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro hosts the 2023 TICRAT
$49,996
University of Arizona
Trail camera monitoring in Chiricahua National Monument for jaguar detection. Year 2
$41,017
Bandelier National Monument
Expand Bird Banding Project into Mexico
$20,000
Aquatic Conservation and Education Quitobaquito/Rio Sonoyta Endangered Species
$49,074
Padre Island National Park
Assessing Trophic Ecology of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Through Bi-national Partnerships with Padre Island National Seashore to Inform Declining Population Growth
$35,689
Colorado State University
Telling O’odham Stories at Quitobaquito
$49,804
Rio Bravo Restoration
Seven cooperative, binational river trips on the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo
$37,697
Sky Island Alliance
Supporting CONANP to Develop the Conservation and Management Program of the APFF Bavispe: Phase 2
$49,348
University of Arizona
Fire impacts on Madrean habitats and bird communities and implications for park management: A binational research and sister-park training proposal
$44,530
Center for Big Bend Studies
Big Bend National Park River Corridor Archeological Survey
$48,881
Sky Island Alliance
Border Wildlife Study: A Binational Assessment of Border Disturbance and Recovery
$44,308
University of Idaho
Demographic and genetic monitoring of the endangered Sonoran pronghorn in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Mexico, and surrounding areas using fecal DNA sampling
$49,861
Saguaro National Park
Spring Forward: Developing Best Practices for Springs in National Parks Across the US-Mexico Border
$48,971
Bernalillo County
Community Stewardship in Action: Gutiérrez Hubbell House on El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro hosts the 2023 TICRAT
$49,996
University of Arizona
Trail camera monitoring in Chiricahua National Monument for jaguar detection. Year 2
$41,017
Bandelier National Monument
Expand Bird Banding Project into Mexico
$20,000
Last updated: March 13, 2026