Technical Assistance

FACNM can provide direct technical assistance for proposal development and other administrative support functions through the Community Navigators program. If we cannot provide you with the assistance you need, you can use the Land Conservation Assistance Program to identify the resources and capacity to achieve your goals.

The Fire Adapted New Mexico learning network (FACNM) is working with the Forest Stewards Guild and the Watershed Center, along with several other national and regional nonprofit organizations, is partnering with the US Forest Service on a community navigator initiative. 

The goal of this effort is to connect communities facing wildfire risk and climate change impacts, as well as historically underserved, rural, and low-income communities, to Forest Service funding and partnership opportunities supported by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law). For a snapshot of the programs and activities that received funding through these laws, see our overview of BIL & IRA-supported Climate and Wildfire Resilience Funding Opportunities.

Key aspects of FACNM’s community navigator work include:

• Developing relationships with communities who may benefit from new funding opportunities and connecting them with sources of technical assistance and support within our networks.

• Creating tools, trainings, and other resources to support organizational capacity-building.

• Providing individual technical assistance to help communities identify and apply for funding opportunities and comply with post-award financial management and reporting requirements. 

Another important aspect of our work involves elevating community perspectives and feedback about the barriers that communities face in accessing US Forest Service support and partnership, with the goal of helping vision a more equitable system for all. 

The other organizations working on the Forest Service community navigator initiative include Coalitions and Collaboratives, Hispanic Access Foundation, Federation of Southern Cooperatives, First Nations Development Institute, and the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association.

The Land Conservation Assistance Network helps connect interested parties to conservation resources and service providers. Whether you’re a private landowner looking for a contractor or a business owner looking for soil testing, this platform has a broad range of resources and services listed to help you.