Cooperative Agreement F12AC00318

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 3 (Southwestern Region) awarded $248,960 to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management on September 19, 2025, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to actively manage invasive species on public and private lands in the Cottonwood area along the Verde River in Arizona. The project, with an ultimate completion date of September 15, 2030, builds upon extensive restoration...

The National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement award of $400,000, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), aims to improve water quality in the Portage River watershed and restore wetland habitat in northern Ohio. The key activities funded include: Restoring at least 7 acres of wetland on a former 9-hole golf course and a 51-acre agricultural property owned by The Nature Conservancy. Restoration work will involve decommissioning drainage tile,...

The Nature Conservancy (TNC), in collaboration with the Yavapai Apache Nation, received a $128,546 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The funding will support efforts to refine and improve an existing hydrologic modeling tool for water management in the Upper and Middle Verde River Basins in Yavapai County, Arizona. Working with watershed stakeholders, TNC and the Yavapai Apache Nation will develop and...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD), in collaboration with the Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory (VNHI), was awarded a $160,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program. This 3-year project will advance the protection of Vermont's wetlands by mapping rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) wetland plants and significant natural communities across the state. The project will share new...

The Green River Greenbelt Task Force Restoration Project was awarded a $249,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on October 1, 2022 through the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation program. Under this award, the Green River Greenbelt Task Force will implement wetland and upland habitat restoration efforts along the Green River in Wyoming through September 30, 2025. As part of the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,887,800.58 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District. The grant will fund the installation of low-tech natural infrastructure in the Altar Wash watershed southwest of Tucson, Arizona to slow water flows, improve groundwater infiltration, and create surface water...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to enhance riparian and instream habitat along one mile of the Wood River in Oregon. The project aims to add approximately 50 large woody debris structures to the river to increase habitat complexity and benefit species like bull trout, Lost River and shortnose suckers, and redband trout. Additional benefits are expected for riparian-dependent birds,...

The Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District will receive $315,000 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) federal grant program to restore riparian corridors along 16 miles of Ashwaubenon Creek and 10 miles of Dutchman Creek in Wisconsin. Over the next three years, the Sewerage District will address water quality, riparian and instream habitat fragmentation, and degraded aquatic habitat through...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $220,000 to fund a feasibility study for redesigning the Bunkerville Irrigation System along the lower Virgin River in Arizona and Nevada. The project aims to improve the efficiency of the 100-year-old irrigation system in order to maintain surface water flow and enhance habitat for the endangered Virgin River chub and woundfin. The Virgin...