Southwest Border Resource Protection Program

The Southwest Border Resource Protection Program provides financial assistance to National Park Service units, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and local and state agencies to improve resource stewardship, achieve international cooperation, provide meaningful interpretation, and conduct scientific research along the U.S.-Mexico border. The program aims to protect and preserve natural and cultural resources in national parks located near or along the border. Projects and activities will be individually authorized by separate awards, with each project having a separate work plan and budget developed cooperatively between the NPS and the cooperator. Some examples of project categories include research and monitoring, conservation, and preservation of cultural and natural resources. • Research and monitoring of species and ecosystems • Conservation and preservation of historic structures, archaeological sites, and trails • Assessments of the effects of border activities on threatened and endangered species • Stabilization, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic structures and landscapes • Inventory and monitoring of invasive plants and animals • Impacts from climate change to endangered species