Cooperative Agreement DAA010200T08

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), awarded a $102,500 Project Grant to the Golden Eagle Audubon Society in Boise, Idaho. The grant funding will be used to support the Society's conservation and community outreach efforts focused on at-risk bird species in southwest Idaho. Key project activities include stewardship of habitat restoration sites, expansion of conservation education programming, implementation of a habitat patch...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $295,168 to Oregon State University to conduct a field study examining how sage grouse utilize and benefit from the restoration of mesic (moist) habitats in southeastern Oregon. The key objectives are to: 1) Assess how sage grouse space use changes around restored mesic resources before and after restoration, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246) will provide $152,825 to the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association to fund year 2 of a study examining the habitat use of greater sage-grouse and pinyon jay in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin. The study aims to identify management recommendations that support the viability and recovery goals of these two declining bird species, as well as the associated limber pine habitat. Key...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, will fund research to study the movements and habitat use of LeConte's and Bendire's thrashers in Arizona. The $250,000 award, spanning September 2024 to September 2027, aims to address information needs identified in the draft Desert Thrasher Conservation Strategy, which recognizes solar development as a moderate to high threat to...

This $185,346 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will evaluate the effectiveness of climate-adaptive forest management strategies in sustaining habitat for priority bird species and maximizing carbon storage in Northeastern forests. The key activities include: Field-based assessments of forest-dependent bird responses to climate-adaptive silviculture practices on lands managed...

This $375,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) supports the Birds of Prey NCA Partnership (BOPP), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Idaho. Through this 5-year award from September 2024 to September 2029, BOPP will: Conduct habitat improvement activities on public lands managed by the BLM, including exotic weed removal, native plant installations, and native...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $249,360 in funding to Oregon State University (OSU) from September 2024 to September 2029. The project aims to identify anthropogenic activities and structures that inhibit or promote movement and connectivity among and within seasonal habitats for the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Bighorn Basin...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), provides $400,000 in funding to the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The funding will support expanding the organization's Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program to conduct additional bird surveys on BLM lands in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The expanded monitoring will provide robust...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $106,667 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG). The grant aims to fund surveys to document current breeding activity and potentially unique habitat use of the Pinyon Jay in Idaho. This information will inform future habitat management recommendations and the species status assessment, as a petition to list the Pinyon Jay under the Endangered Species Act...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $291,791 Formula Grant to the State Of Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife, to be completed by June 30, 2025. The grant is part of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), which provides funding to state wildlife agencies for projects to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds, mammals, and their habitats. Under this grant, the State Of...