Cooperative Agreement A26AC00039

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Boise State University received a $300,931 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), effective September 17, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. The award supports a place-based partnership at Zena Creek, Idaho, designed to address the escalating threat of severe drought-driven wildfires in the Western United States through integrated fire and aquatic species management...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $350,000 cooperative agreement to High Country Resource Conservation and Development (HCRCD) under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) effective January 22, 2026, through January 21, 2031. Under this five-year cooperative agreement, HCRCD will work collaboratively with communities and landowners across Southeast Idaho to address wildfire resiliency through six...

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will enable Owyhee County, Idaho to implement a variety of wildfire mitigation and adaptation activities in a high-risk watershed area. The project objectives include reducing hazardous fuels through adaptive fuels reduction, enhancing citizen awareness and action through public outreach, and implementing these efforts through seasonal staffing. Key deliverables will...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), awarded $389,050 to the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) on August 11, 2025, to strengthen the state's wildfire prevention and response capabilities. The award, which extends through July 31, 2030, funds critical personnel positions and public education initiatives to address Idaho's escalating wildfire threats. Specifically, the grant supports the hiring,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded the Idaho Department of Transportation (IDT) a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program (CFDA 15.015) effective September 16, 2025, through September 15, 2030. Under this agreement, IDT will implement noxious weed management and hazardous tree removal across BLM-managed lands and adjacent private properties within ten Idaho counties, with specific focus on Interstate 84 between...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded County of Boise a $580,500 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) on September 27, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 26, 2027. This Project Grant supports fire prevention and safety initiatives designed to enhance the safety of public and firefighting personnel with respect to fire and fire-related hazards within Boise County, Idaho. The award aligns with the AFG Program's...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Idaho Department of Fish and Game a $1.34 million Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) on September 11, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2035. The agreement funds critical campground vegetation cleanup and restoration work required to address damage from a blowdown event, combined with fuels reduction implementation across multiple high-priority...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Idaho received a $523,941 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP, CFDA 15.232) effective September 15, 2025, through September 30, 2027, to operate the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network (NRFSN). The agreement funds a knowledge exchange platform that facilitates collaboration between fire and fuels managers and scientists across the Northern Rockies region. The NRFSN...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Air National Guard (ANG), through the Department of Defense, awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $707,000 to the State of Idaho Military Division effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award is administered under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401), a non-discretionary, Congressionally directed initiative that provides mandatory annual funding to states for operations and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Idaho Department of Fish and Game received a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Land Management's Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program (CFDA 15.015), effective September 16, 2025 through September 15, 2030. The award funds habitat restoration and invasive species management activities on the Big Desert landscape in southcentral Idaho. Primary deliverables include planting and seeding native shrubs (sagebrush and winterfat), mapping and...