Cooperative Agreement 10CA11420004267

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $222,289 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Wisconsin - Madison Division of Extension under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to provide project coordination, management, and leadership for the Headwaters to Coast Initiative in the Lake Superior basin of Wisconsin. The objectives are to develop a conservation blueprint for the Wisconsin South Shore of Lake Superior and strategically deliver habitat restoration, protection, and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) a $656,037.52 cooperative agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to improve habitat management through implementation of recommendations from WDNR's Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) Forest Habitat Biologists. The award, issued September 3, 2025, extends through December 31,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) for the Lower Chippewa and Black River Confluences Floodplain and Bluffland Habitat Restoration Project. This 4-year project, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028, will maintain and enhance at least seven different habitat types, including floodplain forest and sedge meadow,...

The Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. received a $597,450 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) to conduct landscape-scale restoration activities enhancing the climate adaptability of coastal forests and shoreline habitats in Wisconsin. The three-year project, running from June 2021 through September 2024, will assist in advancing forest resource...

Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Eastern Region awarded a $1.33 million Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, effective September 19, 2025 through September 18, 2035. The agreement supports cooperative forest and watershed restoration activities on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin. During the initial five-year phase, the state will implement commercial timber...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $300,419 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. The agreement, dated September 30, 2023, will provide monitoring of easements and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), as well as CRP signup outreach, primarily in central and eastern Wisconsin. The non-profit organization will conduct wetland and grassland habitat restoration work with...

Federal Project Grant Summary Award Details: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 - Eastern Region awarded The Nature Conservancy a Project Grant of $569,212 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on September 11, 2025, with a completion date of September 10, 2030. The grant supports the enhancement of 3,500 acres of globally imperiled pine and oak barrens across Wisconsin's Central Sand Plains ecological landscape. Products and Services: The...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $755,355 Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) Project Grant to the Golden Sands Resource Conservation And Development Council Incorporated, a nonprofit organization in Wisconsin. This grant, effective from July 11, 2023 to February 28, 2028, supports the organization's landscape-scale restoration and conservation collaboration efforts in central Wisconsin. Through this grant, Golden Sands RC & D will...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 3, awarded The Ruffed Grouse Society $227,024.48 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) on June 1, 2025, for a project extending through May 19, 2027. Led by the Northwest Sands Working Group coalition, the project will restore upland habitats and enhance terrestrial connectivity across the Bayfield Peninsula in Wisconsin, with primary focus on Lake Superior tributary...

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (a child entity of the University of Wisconsin System) has been awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $499,310.46 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), effective September 10, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2029. This award supports collaborative technical assistance efforts designed to protect cultural resources and accelerate the implementation of conservation...