Cooperative Agreement 14CA11132540106

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) was awarded a $3.5 million Formula Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to support capital construction projects from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. The funding will allow TPWD to upgrade facilities at wildlife management areas to comply with state laws, provide orientation and research support facilities for conservation work, and enhance...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has been awarded a $560,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). This grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, with a performance period through August 31, 2027, will support TPWD's efforts to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities across Texas. The grant funding will enable...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will receive $130,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2. The award is provided under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631) to support activities from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. Through this funding, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will deliver the FY21 PASTURES FOR UPLAND BIRDS project. This involves providing technical and...

The Texas Department of Transportation received a $249,750 Formula Grant award on August 27, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program. The funding will support the construction of 0.82 miles of new trail and renovation of 0.25 miles of existing trail with boardwalk at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center. Deliverables include signage, benches, trash receptacles, resource surveys, and engineering work. The...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The grant aims to reverse the downward trend of grassland wildlife species in Texas by restoring native warm-season bunch grasses, forbs, and pollinator plants on tamed pastures and hayland. Through this 5-year program, TPWD will work collaboratively with USFWS to enroll private landowners as...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the National Academy of Sciences on December 10, 2025, under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531), with a completion date of November 30, 2026. This award funds the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Core Technical Activities Program, which serves as a forum addressing issues of concern to the FTA and its constituencies while tracking...

The Texas Department of Transportation received a $250,000 Formula Grant award on August 24, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program. The funding will support the construction of a 1.9 mile multi-use trail segment with a bridge repair and safety features in Northeast Texas between Clarksville and Highway 82. Services delivered through the award include resource surveys, engineering work, railings, road crossings, and...

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) received a $611,407 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on June 17, 2021 to support its Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Overall Work Program under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). Through this funding, TRPA will deliver regional transportation planning and technical services for the Tahoe Basin area of California. Key work will include coordinating and developing the...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $300,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Regional Planning Commission on March 12, 2024 through the Federal Lands Access Program (CFDA 20.224). The purpose of this award is to develop a comprehensive plan for transportation enhancements for the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Regional Planning Commission, a regional planning organization serving the New Orleans metropolitan area,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The purpose of this 5-year award is to incentivize private landowners in Texas to restore native warm-season grasses, forbs, and pollinator plants on tamed pastures or hayland. These habitat restoration efforts will aim to reverse declines in grassland wildlife species by improving ground cover,...