January 12, 2021
2021 Handshake funding recipient announcement
I am happy to announce the recipients of the Handshake Partnership Program funding for FY 2021. See the attached announcement signed by Thomas P. Smith, Chief of Operations and Regulatory Division. These are outstanding partnerships and demonstrate the efforts and successes of our field projects in working with stakeholders to foster their involvement in improving and protecting our parks and natural resources. This initiative supports the Corps efforts in being a community partner and working on grassroots partnering projects. Thank you for your many worthy nominations from across USACE. The final selectees came from a good cross-section of our national program: thirteen projects are funded in eleven Corps districts and six divisions, involving 55 partners. Please join me in congratulating the selected recipients, which include:

• Allatoona Lake- Pollinator and Native Habitat Restoration Project
• Barren River Lake- Mountain Bike/Hiking Trail System
• Berlin Lake- Multipurpose Tailwater Access
• Carters Lake- Modernizing interpretation
• Cordell Hull Lake- Hiking Trail Emergency Stations
• Fort Randall Lake- Targeted Goat Grazing of Eastern Red Cedar
• J. Strom Thurmond Lake- ADA Fishing Pier Relocation
• Mark Twain Lake- Environmental Adventure Trail (bike/hike)
• Nolin River Lake- Reef ball shoreline erosion control
• Philpott Lake- River Access Improvements
• Pine Flat Lake- Kings River Wildlife Area Redevelopment
• Raystown Lake- Disc Golf Course
• St. Mary’s (Soo Locks)- Lock Model upgrades

Congratulations to the selected projects who have worked hard to foster and support these efforts. Thanks to the Partnership Advisory Committee for their hard work in promoting and evaluating the Handshake proposals. I encourage all Districts to consider applying for future consideration of the Handshake Program as these seeds of partnerships will grow to provide long term benefits to the Corps and the public. My point of contact for the Handshake Program is Heath Kruger who can be reached at (402) 995-2716. Heather Burke, National Partnership Program Manager, who can assist with all partnership and volunteer needs can be reached at (503) 808-4313. Jeff
Jeffrey F. Krause
Chief, Natural Resources Management

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