Cooperative Agreement 24GN11020600045

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $380,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program to Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control in Wyoming. The grant funds will be used to develop and implement improved noxious weed control methods to mitigate the impacts of invasive plants on native landscapes and habitats in northern Wyoming. Specifically, Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control will apply herbicides, monitor invasive species...

The State of Wyoming Office of State Lands received a $1,128,024 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) on June 5, 2023. The grant completion date is June 4, 2028. The award will support hazardous fuels reduction on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands adjacent to national forests and grasslands in Wyoming to reduce wildfire risks and damage to natural resources. As...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $103,000 Cooperative Agreement to Campbell County Weed & Pest, operating as Campbell County Weed And Pest Control District, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation Program (CFDA 10.717). This funding supports the organization's efforts to manage annual grasses, noxious weeds, and invasive species within Campbell County, Wyoming. The project aims to...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691), provides $129,500.00 in funding for the Burned Area Emergency Response Weed Management Project. The project aims to prevent the expansion of invasive plants and noxious weeds into native plant communities within the Elk Fire burned area on National Forest System lands and adjacent Sheridan County lands in Wyoming. The funding will...

The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District will receive $420,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Region under the Good Neighbor Authority federal grant program (CFDA 15.015). The funding will support the District's ongoing efforts to control invasive and noxious weeds on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands through June 2023. Significant progress has been made in recent years of funding to diminish infestation levels and prevent the...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $105,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, awarded on July 30, 2024, supports the Big Horn County Weed & Pest District's comprehensive noxious weed management and ecosystem restoration efforts in Big Horn County, Wyoming. The grant is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717), which aims to address critical infrastructure needs, enhance ecological...

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...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management awarded a $173,178.46 Cooperative Agreement to the Klamath Watershed Partnership, a non-profit organization, under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination federal grant program (CFDA #15.234). The funding will support the "Klamath Canyon Rim Fuel Break Cross Boundary Project" to create 23 contiguous miles of shaded fuel breaks along both sides of the Klamath River Canyon in a high wildfire risk area in Oregon. The project aims to...