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The Division of Partners and Intergovernmental Affairs (DPIA) strives to ensure that all stakeholders, including nontraditional partners and communities, are informed of and included in all the programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). DPIA, Nontraditional Partners & Communities, is available to serve as a liaison between Service and national nontraditional organizations, as needed.
Below are some resources that you may find of value.
Conservation-Related Scholarships & Other Opportunities.
Interested conservation organizations, universities and other entities, particularly those representing groups underrepresented in the field of conservation, can receive bi-weekly emails announcing internships available with the Service, by signing up at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOIFWS/signup/11826
Job Opportunities. The Service post all available job opportunities on USA Jobs. If you would like to receive emails as jobs with the Service become available, you may open an account and save your search criteria at USAJobs.gov.
If you would like to view the complete list of all currently available positions, you can visit www.fws.gov/humancapital/. You may also view listings and links on Twitter at https://twitter.com/USFWSJobs.
If you are with a national veterans organization, university or other organization, particularly one representing an underrepresented group in the field of conservation, you can receive bi-weekly emails announcing jobs available with the Service, by signing up at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOIFWS/signup/11826
Diversity Joint Venture. To help individuals from underrepresented groups learn about conservation careers and find associated jobs and internship opportunities, a partnership of federal and state agencies, universities, non-governmental organizations, foundations and professional societies established the Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers. For information about the partnership and resources available to employers, students and other job seekers, visit www.diversityinconservation.org.
Notices of Funding Opportunities. To receive notices of funding opportunities available through the Service, you are encouraged to visit Grants.gov and subscribe to receive them.
If you are with a national organization or university, particularly one representing an underrepresented group in the field of conservation, and are interested in receiving information on notices of funding opportunities related to Service programs, please email Doug Hobbs at Doug_Hobbs@fws.gov with the words “Service Funding Opportunities” in the subject line and your contact information in the body of the email.
Press Releases. To receive Service press releases you can subscribe to the Service’s Newsroom by sending an email to the fws-news-request@list.fws.gov with the word “subscribe” in the subject line.
Fish and Wildlife News is the Service’s newsletter. To view the Fall 2018 issue, click on Engaging a New Generation of Conservationist. To view other issues, visit the Service’s Fish and Wildlife News page.
Partners are encouraged to contact the editor Matt Trott (Matthew_Trot@fws.gov) with stories or pitches. If you would like to subscribe to the email list for Fish and Wildlife News, send an email to fwn-request@lists.gov with the word "subscribe" in the subject line.
PARTNER WITH US. If you represent a national organization and would like to discuss ideas of how your organization and the Service might partner to achieve mutually beneficial goals and objectives, please contact us.
If your organization focuses on environmental justice issues, please email Kim Lambert at Kim_Lambert@fws.gov. If your organization is a traditional conservation organization or typically underrepresented or not traditionally considered a conservation agency, please email Doug Hobbs at Doug_Hobbs@fws.gov. We look forward to hearing from you. THANK YOU!