Cooperative Agreement A23AC00101

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received a $1.0M cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) on August 28, 2025. The agreement funds Phase I archeological and heritage resources inventory surveys across 2,007 acres within the Huron-Manistee National Forests in Michigan. These federally mandated surveys constitute preparatory work required prior to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) through the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes program (CFDA 10.724). The funding supports the "ENCHANTED CIRCLE PRESCRIBED FIRE IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT" project, which aims to reduce wildfire risks, restore fire-adapted ecosystems, and improve environmental resilience across the Enchanted Circle region of New...

Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) a 10-year cooperative agreement totaling $1,333,333 under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 10.691) program, effective September 19, 2025, through September 18, 2035. This agreement authorizes WDNR to implement cooperative forest and watershed restoration activities on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin. The Good...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 3 (Southwestern Region), awarded $150,000 to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) through a Cooperative Agreement dated December 16, 2025. The agreement will support mission-critical wildfire risk reduction and hazardous fuels mitigation activities in New Mexico through September 30, 2028. EMNRD will...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Nature Conservancy received a $3.327 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The award supports active forest management and wildfire mitigation across high-risk landscapes through an all-lands strategy. Primary deliverables include developing...

The U.S. Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) awarded a $3.92 million Cooperative Agreement to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) on September 19, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. The agreement restores fire-adapted forests and reduces wildfire risk on ancestral tribal lands in North Carolina while addressing forest recovery needs created by Hurricane Helene. The awardee will develop and deploy a Tribal Wildland...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $10.59 million Cooperative Agreement to the Hoopa Valley Tribe under the Forest and Woodlands Resource Management Program (CFDA 15.233) on February 23, 2026, for a 20-year performance period extending through February 22, 2046. The agreement supports comprehensive forest management and wildfire risk reduction on BLM-managed lands in California. The Hoopa Valley Tribe will deliver integrated forest stewardship...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region), awarded a $1.12 million Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691), effective September 12, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2033. This agreement authorizes CAL Fire to conduct hazardous fuels reduction and forest restoration activities across four National...

This $271,947.67 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) funds a collaborative project to develop GIS-based models for guiding cultural burning and invasive species management in the Straits of Mackinac region. The project team comprising Michigan State University, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, and the University of Minnesota will: 1) compile data on invasive species infestations, 2)...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region), awarded a $2.13 million Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) on September 12, 2025. This ten-year agreement, with a completion date of June 30, 2033, authorizes CAL Fire to conduct hazardous fuels reduction and forest management treatments across ten National Forests...