US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

© Rebecca DaVanon, TCWP

The Coastal Program assists with funding for coastal habitat projects. The Coastal Program partners with Federal programs, State agencies, Tribal and local governments, non-profit organizations, businesses, industry, land trusts, and private landowners who wish to fulfill habitat conservation goals on their land.  The Coastal Program is a reimbursement program. The landowner is not reimbursed for the cost-share portion of the project cost until after the project is completed.

Cooperative partnerships are emphasized by the Coastal Program.  Coastal Program partners, known as cooperators, contact the Coastal Program to get started. USFWS wildlife biologists work closely with cooperators to develop a conservation proposal in line with the landowner’s goals and Coastal Program’s mission. To implement a project, the USFWS and the cooperator enter into a minimum 10-year term cooperative agreement outlining a management plan and timeline for project success.

The Texas Coastal Program, administered by US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), has conserved over 42,000 acres of coastal wetland and upland habitat in Texas since it was established in 2003. The Texas Coastal Program’s goal is to develop partnerships for conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats in priority coastal ecosystems.

Texas Coastal Program

National Coastal Program

Getting Started:

• Call the USFWS Coastal Program to get started.
  • Find you local Coastal Program Coordinator