Cooperative Agreement F12AC00343

The federal grant award of $1,033,221.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730). The grant supports the "CAMPBELL PEACEFUL WAY FLOOD CORRIDOR INTEGRATED MITIGATION AREA" project, which focuses on forestry, natural resource conservation, and community preparedness initiatives in Arizona. The project aims to address critical community needs in forestry and natural...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department received a $320,064 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2. The grant was awarded on July 28, 2021 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615) to support Mexican wolf recovery implementation activities in Arizona through June 30, 2022. As the official state agency for wildlife management, the Arizona Game and Fish Department will leverage the federal funding to...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department will receive $690,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The funding will support Phase 3 of a project to reconnect the West Fork Black River to its tributaries of Hayground, Home, and Stinky Creeks in Arizona. Phase 3 involves implementing the removal of four artificial fish barriers located in the...

This $201,887.71 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) will enable the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) to fund 8 subcontractor proposals focused on the research, survey monitoring, and restoration of Arizona's federally listed and other rare plant species of concern. Key activities to be carried out through the subcontracts include surveys and population...

Cooperative Agreement Summary: Arizona Elk Society Wildlife Habitat Enhancement The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 2 awarded a $205,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Elk Society under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) on October 1, 2025, for a three-year implementation period concluding September 30, 2028. The Arizona Elk Society will coordinate a statewide habitat enhancement initiative on private lands throughout Arizona, focusing on native...

This $30.1 million Formula Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 supports activities under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) through June 30, 2022. Administered by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the funding will support projects to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds, mammals, and their habitat in Arizona. This includes a $200,000 sub-award to mechanically remove invasive woody...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.639) Project Grant, awarded to the Pueblo of Acoma, provides $169,692.60 in funding to study the distribution, resource use, home range, and prey interactions of mountain lions and black bears on Acoma tribal lands. The project aims to gather empirical data that will allow the Acoma Game and Fish department to make more informed management decisions regarding ungulates and large predators. The award...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded the Arizona Department of Game and Fish a $2,050,700 Formula Grant under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634). The grant supports implementation of the Arizona State Wildlife Action Plan from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As the designated state wildlife agency, Arizona Game and Fish Department will use the grant funding to implement strategic, proactive conservation programs as outlined in the state's wildlife...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $149,954 cooperative agreement to Alachua Conservation Trust under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support enhancement and restoration of available habitat for at-risk species in north Florida's Suwannee, Gilchrist, Levy, Alachua, and Columbia counties through September 2027. Key products and services include enhancement of 307 acres of sandhill habitat,...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Pueblo of Santa Ana a $4.46 million Project Grant on December 12, 2025, under the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (CFDA 20.290) to design wildlife crossing infrastructure along transportation corridors in north-central New Mexico. The project will deliver scoping and design services for wildlife overpasses, underpasses, and related mitigation features across approximately eight miles of US Route 550 and 19 miles of Interstate 25. These...