Cooperative Agreement F13AC00352

The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District will receive $420,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Region under the Good Neighbor Authority federal grant program (CFDA 15.015). The funding will support the District's ongoing efforts to control invasive and noxious weeds on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands through June 2023. Significant progress has been made in recent years of funding to diminish infestation levels and prevent the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $380,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program to Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control in Wyoming. The grant funds will be used to develop and implement improved noxious weed control methods to mitigate the impacts of invasive plants on native landscapes and habitats in northern Wyoming. Specifically, Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control will apply herbicides, monitor invasive species...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) to support the detection, control, monitoring, and education on the prevention of the spread of cogongrass throughout Mississippi. Under this 1-year agreement, the MFC will conduct an outreach campaign to inform the public about a cost-share program to control cogongrass, educate landowners on identifying infested areas,...

The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District, a U.S. Local Government entity, received a $144,000 Cooperative Agreement from the USDA Forest Service under the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665) to manage noxious weeds and mitigate wildfire risks within Big Horn County, Wyoming. The 5-year award, effective May 31, 2024 through January 1, 2029, funds the District's integrated pest management activities, such as surveying and treating invasive Russian olive, saltcedar, and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), provides $135,000 to the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition (ENLC) to conduct chemical control and other methods to manage six priority invasive and noxious plant species over a 5-year period from September 2023 to September 2028. The target species include Dyers woad, Russian knapweed, spotted knapweed, hoary cress, Canada thistle, and leafy...

The Colorado Department of Agriculture received a $113,679 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) to support the Plant Protection Methods Development Initiative - Biocontrol of Knapweed and Yellow Toadflax in Colorado. The award, issued May 1, 2021 for a one year period concluding April 30, 2022, will fund the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $295,397.14 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on October 1, 2023 under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This grant will fund a 5-year project to remove invasive primrose plants and restore the Laguna Creek area in California. The project aims to prevent, detect, control and monitor invasive plant populations on public lands to support the...

This $225,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) supports a comprehensive assessment and suppression of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Ohio. The key activities entail conducting inspections and deploying traps to identify high-risk transportation corridors and locations harboring spotted lanternfly...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $100,000 through a Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Land Management's Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) to the Montana Department of Agriculture. This funding will be used to build capacity for the Southeast Montana Invasive Annual Grass Task Force by enabling participating counties to accurately map infestations, conduct pre- and post-treatment vegetation monitoring, print and distribute educational materials...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District in New Mexico. The objective of this 1-year project is to be part of a multi-agency effort for the control of noxious and invasive weeds. Key activities include: 1) Inventorying and treating noxious weeds, 2) Restoring native vegetation, and 3) Developing educational materials on noxious weed...