Cooperative Agreement F14AC00368

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded Kansas State University $843,870 under a Cooperative Agreement from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025. The funding supports using vulnerability analysis to guide woody plant control outreach efforts in maintaining and improving identified core grasslands in Kansas. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Reserve Program, which aims to conserve and improve soil, water, and wildlife resources. Kansas State University will...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $414,878.56 cooperative agreement on April 15, 2025, to the Upper Salinas/Las Tablas Resource Conservation District under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to restore monarch butterfly habitat. The project will restore five acres of overwintering and breeding habitat on Army National Guard Camp Roberts and Camp San Luis Obispo in California through...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division. The grant funding will be used to directly restore, enhance, create, or manage 5,000 acres of grassland and wetland habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota by September 30, 2026. The key activities include seeding 1,300 acres of new native grasses and forbs, removing or...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $896,077 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to implement a grazing management plan and infrastructure improvements across 696 acres of habitat reserve land adjacent to Morgan Hill, California. The key project activities include: Restoring approximately 455 acres of serpentine habitat types to benefit endangered species like the Bay checkerspot butterfly,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to facilitate habitat restoration and management projects in the Flint Hills region of Kansas and Oklahoma. The objective is to work cooperatively with private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage native grassland habitat to benefit wildlife species such as grassland nesting birds, migratory birds, and federally...

This $980,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), supports a landscape-scale wetland and grassland restoration project in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include: Restoring and rehabilitating 200 acres of wetland habitat and 200 acres of upland habitat by building resilient infrastructure, removing...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks received a $864,700 Formula Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The award supports a research investigation and habitat restoration initiative focused on sandsage prairie ecosystems in Kansas, with performance extending through December 31, 2030. The project...

This federal Project Grant award of $10,311,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 291 acres of essential habitat in San Diego County, California. The grant will be matched by $5,155,500 in non-federal funds. The State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife, through its Wildlife Conservation Board, will own and manage the acquired...

This $100,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 will support restoration and enhancement of approximately 300 acres of wildlife habitat in California's Sacramento Valley and foothills. Funded under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the project aims to improve water delivery efficiency, water sources and associated habitats to benefit migratory birds and other trust species. The California Waterfowl Association will...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region), awarded Kansas State University a $4.99 million project grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on August 28, 2025, with a completion date of August 20, 2030. This consolidated program grant funds multiple forestry assistance initiatives authorized under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, with a primary focus on supporting non-industrial...