Cooperative Agreement F14AC00240

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...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $399,791 Cooperative Agreement to Hobart and William Smith Colleges to continue the removal of giant hogweed in 11 counties in New York state. This award falls under NRCS's Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations. Under this Cooperative Agreement, Hobart and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Big Horn County Weed & Pest District received a $1.12 million Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program (CFDA 15.015), effective October 1, 2025, through October 1, 2030. Under this five-year award, the District will deliver invasive and noxious weed control and fuel reduction services on BLM-administered lands in Wyoming. Key deliverables include surveying and treating invasive species...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $220,890 Project Grant to Mississippi Valley State University to investigate the effects of Nicandra physalodes, a plant containing alkaloids, on the growth and development of noxious weeds, including Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu grass), Echinochloa crus-galli (Barnyard grass), and Lolium multiflorum (Italian ryegrass). The research aims to explore an environmentally friendly, cost-effective integrated weed...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides $602,652 to Bioprodex, Inc. to gather data for the registration of Verticillium nonalfalfae as a bioherbicide to control tree-of-heaven weed (Ailanthus altissima), a key host plant for the regulated pest spotted lanternfly. The award period is from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. The work supports the agency's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal...