Cooperative Agreement 24GN11020600044

The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District, a U.S. Local Government entity, received a $144,000 Cooperative Agreement from the USDA Forest Service under the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665) to manage noxious weeds and mitigate wildfire risks within Big Horn County, Wyoming. The 5-year award, effective May 31, 2024 through January 1, 2029, funds the District's integrated pest management activities, such as surveying and treating invasive Russian olive, saltcedar, and...

The Bureau of Land Management awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Josephine County, Oregon from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program. The county will use the funding to continue operating the annual Ross Roe Memorial Tree Plant, through which approximately 1,000 local youth in grades K-8 from 18 area schools and organizations plant seedlings on county-owned land. For over 30 years, the program has provided...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) provides $112,500.00 to the Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD) to conduct invasive weed control efforts in New Mexico. The objective is to coordinate with multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders to aerially treat 2,773 acres of creosote-infested rangeland on the W Spear Bar Ranch in Engle, New Mexico using the herbicide Spike 20P. SSWCD...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $173,178.46 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination (CFDA 15.234) program to the Klamath Watershed Partnership, a non-profit organization, on March 27, 2025. The project will create 23 contiguous miles of shaded fuel breaks along both sides of the Klamath River Canyon in Oregon, a high-priority wildfire risk area. The 5-year project aims to improve forest ecosystem health and water quality through...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $432,366.68 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization in Oregon. The funding supports a 3-year project to implement important maintenance treatments on 120 acres of BLM lands adjacent to the city of Jacksonville, OR. Key activities include ecological thinning, lopping and scattering, hand pile burning, and prescribed under...

The Bureau of Land Management awarded a $121,927.20 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative (SOFRC), a woman-owned non-profit organization. The award, granted on March 13, 2024, will fund SOFRC to implement vegetation surveys across 6,798 acres of small diameter, risk reduction treatments and 803 acres of commercial harvest for habitat restoration on federal lands in Oregon....

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded Lane County Oregon $182,708.75 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234) cooperative agreement. The four-year award running from July 2021 through July 2025 will support Lane County in continuing to stabilize and transition payments to counties to supplement funding for schools and roads. It will also allow for additional investments in and employment opportunities...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $408,451 Cooperative Agreement (Federal Grant ID L24AC00102) to the Marys River Watershed Council to support the "ORWA SRS SHOTPOUCH CREEK PHASE III" project. This award is funded through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program, which provides grants for natural resource management and conservation projects on federal lands. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 10.691) to the County of Sheridan, doing business as Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control, for a Burned Area Emergency Response Weed Management Project. The $129,500.00 award, with a project period from June 3, 2025 to May 28, 2030, will fund necessary expenses for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water. The project work...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program, provides $311,490.80 to the Smith River Watershed Council to support ecological restoration and habitat enhancement projects within the Smith River watershed in southwest Oregon. The award period is from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2030. The key products and services to be delivered through this...