<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Good Afternoon!</span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Mojave Desert Tortoise Recovery Partnership Request for Proposals (RFP). You are receiving this email because you or someone in your organization has expressed interest in this program, but please feel free to forward this on to anyone who may be interested.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Up to $1 million will be available. Proposals are due <b>Thursday, February 27, 2025</b>. Please review the attached RFP or view on our website <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinkprotect.cudasvc.com%2Furl%3Fa%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252fwww.nfwf.org%252fprograms%252fdesert-tortoise-recovery-partnership%252fmojave-desert-tortoise-recovery-partnership-2025%26c%3DE%2C1%2C3NZcux5U5786sVuPaNegvlOB2xbKD_EHO7spCQu1hZ3eKBH0fYD5PinQ3Akz7b1XZ7Iln0hY8GFC81H4kS6_Wl91sU0vgtExYnPO6GSpYKCNPSQNzjqRfHE%2C%26typo%3D1&data=05%7C02%7Cclay.noss%40mdlt.org%7C7aa67c46f63d44ec476c08dd059f462a%7Cf5b7cef0c54e46309168caa8ee3091d7%7C0%7C0%7C638672903839217963%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IbJcrkqqg2NR6GcPNiTUQ6j1KuBe45qR%2BOE0Xq0eVl0%3D&reserved=0" title="Original URL: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nfwf.org%2fprograms%2fdesert-tortoise-recovery-partnership%2fmojave-desert-tortoise-recovery-partnership-2025&c=E,1,3NZcux5U5786sVuPaNegvlOB2xbKD_EHO7spCQu1hZ3eKBH0fYD5PinQ3Akz7b1XZ7Iln0hY8GFC81H4kS6_Wl91sU0vgtExYnPO6GSpYKCNPSQNzjqRfHE,&typo=1. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">here</a> for more information on funding priorities and instructions on submitting an application. Our Applicant Webinar will be held on December 12^th, 2024 (<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinkprotect.cudasvc.com%2Furl%3Fa%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252fregister.gotowebinar.com%252fregister%252f6115459926576393050%26c%3DE%2C1%2CMMCXxlP115FTbyAcoYqH-At6UUPaOmcZevHTxo_T1ycLdAtFM0phAiZElLfhMstjFUHEcN5rx4SDxvU960XvKU4dK9rITTMEQwBG1jI-S0E9%26typo%3D1&data=05%7C02%7Cclay.noss%40mdlt.org%7C7aa67c46f63d44ec476c08dd059f462a%7Cf5b7cef0c54e46309168caa8ee3091d7%7C0%7C0%7C638672903839245260%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KZN5%2FEYnbI5%2BJ1vGzL0rmpOg61WiNjBF24kZZgwdpQY%3D&reserved=0" title="Original URL: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fregister.gotowebinar.com%2fregister%2f6115459926576393050&c=E,1,MMCXxlP115FTbyAcoYqH-At6UUPaOmcZevHTxo_T1ycLdAtFM0phAiZElLfhMstjFUHEcN5rx4SDxvU960XvKU4dK9rITTMEQwBG1jI-S0E9&typo=1. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding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