December 9, 2022
FY 2023 Handshake Funding Recipient Announcement
I am happy to announce the recipients of the Handshake Partnership Program funding for FY 2023. Please see the attached announcement signed by Mr. Thomas P. Smith, Chief of Operations and Regulatory Division. These are outstanding partnerships that 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 efforts of USACE in being a community partner and working on grassroots partnering projects.

Thank you for the many worthy nominations from across USACE. The final selectees came from a good cross-section of our national program, geographically and conceptually: 7 projects, involving 33 partners, are being funded across 6 districts and 5 divisions.

Please join me in congratulating the selected recipients, which include:

• Alum Creek Lake - A Trail for All
• Beach City Lake - Disc Golf Course
• Dale Hollow Lake - Moody Access Improvement
• Lake O' the Pines - Dock Kayak/Canoe Launches and Safety Railing
• Mansfield Hollow Lake - Pine Barren Restoration Project
• Lake Shelbyville - Opossum Creek Archery Park
• Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir - Roadside Park, Osage/Sac River Overlook

Congratulations to the selected projects who have worked hard to foster and support these efforts. A big thanks to the Partnership Advisory Committee for their hard work in promoting and evaluating the Handshake proposals. I encourage all districts to apply for future consideration of the Handshake Program as these seeds of partnerships grow to provide long term benefits to the Corps and the public.

The point of contact for the Handshake Program is Phil Manhart, reached at (217) 774-3951 x 7010 or Phil.J.Manhart@usace.army.mil. Heather Burke, National Partnership Program Manager, can assist with all partnership and volunteer needs. She can be reached at (503) 808-4313 or Heather.D.Burke@usace.army.mil.

Jeff
Jeffrey F. Krause
Chief, Natural Resources Management

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