Partnerships

In today’s financial environment PARTNERING is an essential tool that allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to effectively manage recreation and environmental resources. In order to successfully meet our recreation and stewardship missions, and to foster shared values, vision, and a sense of ownership it is imperative that we work together with state governments, Native American tribes, private/public organizations, local communities, and other partners to maintain or advance programs from wildlife protection and habitat improvement to recreational facility enhancements.

Partnering helps to pool scarce resources, to promote coordinated, focused, and consistent mutual efforts to resolve common problems and missions, and to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort. The NRM Program has embraced this reality and is committed to fully exploring the potential development of new public-private partnerships to leverage limited appropriated funds and human resources.

This page will help you determine the right tools for your partnerships, find the right training to expand your knowledge, and learn from the successful efforts of your peers. You will find answers to longstanding questions and discover how to effectively utilize important partners such as the Corps of Engineers Natural Resources Education Foundation. The bottom line: partnering is smart business.

Start here: Partnership Agreement Decision Tool

Partnership Types: Which is right for you?
Challenge Cost Sharing Cooperative Management Program	Challenge Partnerships Program
Contributions Program	Cooperative Agreements
Cooperating Associations Program	Economy Act Agreements
Handshake Partnerships Program	Memoranda of Understanding/Agreement (MOU/MOA)
Volunteer Program
Program Information/References:
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Outdoor Recreation Economy Data
CWBI-OPS: Partnerships and Volunteers Module	Division & District POCs
FAQs	Good Enough to Share
Grants/Alternative Funding Sources	News / Current Issues
NRM Partnership Agreement Signature/Approval Levels	Partnership Advisory Committee
Policy & Procedures	Power BI App - Partnerships/Volunteers Data Visualization Tool
Training	USACE NRM Partnership Agreements - Flow of Money/Contributions
Value to the Nation Economic Data	Partnerships/Volunteer Photo Contest
Partner Information:
Corps Lakes Gateway Partnerships Webpage
Corps Photo Album for Partnerships	FY 24 Partnerships and Volunteer Fact Sheet
Health/Medical Community Partnerships	Military Partnerships
Partnership Success Stories	National Partners
Tribal Partnerships	Partnership and Volunteer Awards
Partnership Outreach Sheet	Partnership/Volunteer Program Newsletter
School/University Partnerships	Special Events with Partners
Water Safety Partnerships

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