The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the availability of a special $5 million fund for land conservation to benefit select military bases in Georgia and Florida. Through the "Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative" (REPI), DoD actively seeks to protect buffer areas around bases using conservation easements and fee-title acquisitions to secure core lands for training purposes. The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities will administer the request for proposals (PDF) process on behalf of DoD.