Cooperative Agreement D12AX70000

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded a $325,787 Cooperative Agreement to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management State and Tribal Coordination program (CFDA 15.427). The purpose of this award is to delegate authority to the Blackfeet Tribe to conduct audits related to oil and gas royalty payments made to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) that are attributable to leased federal lands...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center has awarded a $856,958 Cooperative Agreement to the Ute Indian Tribe in Fort Duchesne, Utah under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management State and Tribal Coordination program (CFDA 15.427). This 3-year award, effective October 1, 2024, supports the Tribe's efforts to conduct comprehensive audits and investigations of royalty payments made to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR). The Cooperative Agreement enables the Ute...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a $500,002 cooperative agreement to The Blackfoot Challenge, a community-based non-profit organization, under the Threatened and Endangered Species (CFDA 15.246) federal grant program. The purpose of this 3-year project is to increase the scope and scale of ecological restoration and resilience efforts across the Blackfoot River watershed in Montana, which comprises a significant portion of the Missoula Blackfoot-Clark Fork...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Cooperative Inspection Agreements with States and Tribes program (CFDA 15.222) will provide $636,000 in funding to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government over a 5-year period from 2024 to 2029. The funding will be used to carry out management, development, implementation, and evaluation of all oil and gas leases on the Navajo Nation Reservation. This includes employing and training Navajo Nation inspectors to...

This $174,625.47 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244), will support the Blackfoot Community Recreation and Stewardship Program implemented by The Blackfoot Challenge Inc., a non-profit organization in Ovando, Montana. Over the 5-year award period from July 2024 to July 2029, the project will collect data on recreational impacts to aquatic and terrestrial resources...

The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Blackfeet Tribe) received a $1,597,594 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this award is to address gaps in surveillance and investigation activities for SARS-CoV-2 in animals within the Blackfeet Reservation, including farmed animals,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228), provides $272,407 to support The Blackfoot Challenge's forestry and prescribed fire mitigation efforts in Montana. The project will deliver technical assistance and cost-share funding for hazardous fuel reduction projects on high-priority parcels, home ignition zone assessments for...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $371,750 in funding to the Blackfeet Environmental Program, a tribal government organization of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. The funding will be used to develop a comprehensive Climate Action Plan for the Blackfeet Indian Reservation over a four-year period. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due by March 1, 2024...

This $948,858.31 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will support ecosystem restoration and natural resource management activities on federal, non-federal, and tribal lands in western Montana. Key products and services to be delivered include: Funding for Tribal Resource Specialists, Elders, and Members to visit BLM lands and engage in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning, project...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $3,229,758.27 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Inspection Agreements with States and Tribes program (CFDA 15.222) to the Jicarilla Apache Nation (the Nation). The funding will be used by the Nation's Jicarilla Oil Gas Administration (JOGA) to employ four (4) oil and gas inspection and enforcement (I&E) inspectors. The inspectors will ensure regulatory compliance, protect the surface and subsurface environments, and maintain the...