This $174,433.16 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) aims to advance the recovery of the frosted flatwoods salamander, a species faced with significant conservation challenges. The key activities of this 3-year project include expanding headstarting and habitat restoration efforts to bolster the Fort Stewart salamander metapopulation, conducting comprehensive surveys...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) will provide $129,799 to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) to acquire and permanently protect critical pine flatwoods savanna and associated ephemeral wetlands habitat in Florida. The funding will allow FFWCC, in partnership with the accredited land trust Tall Timbers Research Inc., to acquire a 50-acre...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4, under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615), will support the acquisition of approximately 546 acres of land in Santa Rosa County, Florida for $2,794,525. The land acquisition, to be completed by December 31, 2024, will be carried out by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and will permanently protect wetland habitats that support the...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.657 Endangered Species Recovery Implementation) provides $1,476,265.71 in funding to The Longleaf Alliance Inc., a non-profit organization, to support the conservation and recovery of rare and endangered amphibian and reptile species in the Gulf Coastal Plain ecosystem of Florida. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include restoration...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), provides $295,704.50 to the Alachua Conservation Trust to assist the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida with a sandhill groundcover planting project over two years. The project aims to improve habitat for listed species and aquifer recharge, as well as decrease the risk of catastrophic wildfires in the area....
This Project Grant award of $351,963.31 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program provides funding for 11 projects to directly assist in the recovery of federally listed endangered and threatened plant and lichen species in Florida. The award, effective October 1, 2024, includes $263,076.13 in federal funds and $88,539 in matching funds. Key activities encompass land management, field...
This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $651,295.96, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The award will fund a project led by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to monitor and manage the endangered reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) and the petitioned-for-listing Florida bog frog (Lithobates rana okaloosae) on Eglin Air...
This Project Grant award for $334,240 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service provides funding to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to implement 11 projects to recover U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) federally listed plants and a lichen species, as well as at-risk plant species, in the state of Florida. The award is funded through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program, which provides federal...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $335,293.58 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC). The grant supports various conservation activities focused on protecting threatened, endangered, and at-risk species in North Florida, including the frosted elfin, black creek crayfish, Suwannee alligator snapping turtle, and flatwoods salamander. Key...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $111,020.00 to restore suitable nesting habitat for the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Puerto Rico. The goal is to reduce threats and enhance the quality of nesting beaches across approximately 128 acres along the southwest, south, and southeast coasts of the island, including Vieques. Planned restoration actions include constructing...