Cooperative Agreement 26GN11030500199
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $444,524.88 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) on September 11, 2024 under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 10.691) program. This Cooperative Agreement supports bullfrog control activities on the Babacomari River in Arizona, to be conducted under the direction of the U.S. Forest Service and AZGFD. The University of Arizona has been awarded a $[sub-award amount] sub-grant to assist with the bullfrog...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded MT. Adams Resource Stewards $1.261 million on November 1, 2025, under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation – Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) to fund the final three years of American bullfrog eradication at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge and a surrounding two-mile buffer on private lands in south-central Washington. The project aims to eliminate bullfrogs from the refuge and adjacent...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded $1.295 million to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management on June 5, 2026, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support land management activities on state and private lands implementing Arizona's State Forest Action Plan priorities through May 31, 2031. The recipient will treat acres for hazardous fuels reduction, develop multi-resource forest management plans, mitigate...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $124,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA) on August 9, 2024. The grant supports critical invasive species management and forest health projects across Arizona as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law initiatives. Key products and services to be delivered include conducting invasive species surveys, implementing pest...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded $2.72 million to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management on July 24, 2026, under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to complete Arizona's 10th Forest Legacy Project and purchase a conservation easement on the Sonoita Creek Wildlife Corridor Phase 4 property. The 307-acre property protects critical riparian and Madrean oak woodland habitat, including federally designated critical habitat for the jaguar...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) under the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes program (CFDA 10.724). The award, with a performance period from September 2024 to August 2029, will support vegetative surveys and monitoring activities in Arizona. As a key partner to federal agencies on wildlife conservation and natural resource management, AZGFD will leverage its expertise to provide...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $1,395,024 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management on June 29, 2026, under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691). The award funds forest restoration treatments across 1,309 acres along National Forest System Roads 42 and 42B in the Chiricahua Mountains. Planned work includes hand thinning and piling on 842 acres, mixed limbing and chipping on 130 acres, herbicide...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $189,219.10 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA) on September 12, 2024 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717). This funding supports comprehensive natural resource management and ecosystem restoration initiatives across federal, state, tribal, and local lands in Arizona. Key activities include revegetation, habitat...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $108,170 to the University of Montana to evaluate threats to at-risk amphibian species in the western United States. The project aims to investigate how factors such as drought, non-native predators, habitat loss, and pathogens are impacting the distribution and abundance of priority amphibian species including the Northern Leopard Frog, Arizona Toad,...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $430,971.54 to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management on July 22, 2026, under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) to perform forest and rangeland restoration services on National Forest System lands in Arizona through June 30, 2031. The recipient will treat 1,684 acres of hazardous fuels and produce 12,767 hundred cubic feet of timber to meet the Forest...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish on August 18, 2026, for $221,838.11 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717). The award funds surveys and early detection and rapid response efforts targeting invasive bullfrogs on the Nogales and Sierra Vista Ranger Districts of the Coronado National Forest in Arizona through August 15, 2031. The recipient will conduct annual surveys across 79 to 97 waterbodies and perform 401 to 564 surveys per year within three buffer zones where bullfrogs are known to occur: Cobre Ridge, Canelo Hills (including the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch), and Las Cienegas. The work supports monitoring requirements in the Forest Plan and Chiricahua leopard frog recovery efforts in Recovery Units 1 and 2. Deliverables include bullfrog removal and eradication (ranging from 131 to 2,056 individual bullfrogs per year depending on dispersal and precipitation), habitat modification, monitoring of Chiricahua leopard frog response to bullfrog removals, post-eradication population monitoring to prevent reinvasion, assistance with Chiricahua leopard frog translocations as needed, and presentation of results at Chiricahua Leopard Frog Steering Committee meetings. Performance occurs in Arizona.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $15.0k | 8/18/26 | ||
| Not listed | $203.9k | 8/18/26 |