Cooperative Agreement F14AC00686

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) to restore a road-stream crossing on Deer Creek. The project will replace a 7-foot diameter culvert with a 33-foot span timber bridge, reconnecting 5 miles of upstream channel to over 4 miles downstream. This will halt the annual input of up to 15 tons of sediment from road runoff entering Deer Creek, improving stream...

American Forests will provide $250,000 in climate-smart reforestation services to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks under a four-year cooperative agreement from the National Park Service's Natural Resource Stewardship program. Key activities include meeting with indigenous stewards to develop reforestation goals, evaluating assisted adaptation strategies, collecting tree cones, growing seedlings, planning post-fire recovery, and stakeholder engagement. American Forests will work with...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $472,435.62 Project Grant to Green Forests Work, Inc. under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to restore red spruce forests in Central Appalachia over a two-year period from May 2024 to June 2026. As a non-profit organization focused on forest conservation and restoration, Green Forests Work will use this funding to undertake extensive native tree and shrub planting to reestablish forest cover and diversity...

The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $199,789 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Friends of the Forest Preserves, a non-profit organization, on January 11, 2024. The funding supports a 3-year project for oak woodland recovery and sustainability efforts along the North Branch of the Chicago River in Illinois. Key activities include forest resources management, conservation of natural areas, and the development of genetically improved tree seeds and...

The Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, will receive $1,000,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The funding will support continued maintenance of severely fire-prone areas within the Ashland All-Lands Forest Restoration project boundaries above Ashland, Oregon through activities such as...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance (CFDA 15.674) program provides $300,000 to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, to conduct fuels reduction and habitat restoration activities on 300 acres of land adjacent to the communities of Fort Jones, Etna, and Callahan, California. Key project activities include removing or thinning...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $449,903 Project Grant to Wood Sharks LLC through the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679). The grant will fund the Lower Embudo and Copper Hill State Trust Land Collaborative Restoration Project from September 2021 through September 2024. The project aims to promote healthy watersheds and reduce wildfire risks in New Mexico's forests through restoration activities. Specifically, the grant will...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $403,916.70 Cooperative Agreement to the Kittitas Conservation Trust under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to implement the Gold Creek Valley Restoration Project. The project aims to decrease seasonal dewatering and restore aquatic connectivity in Gold Creek, a designated critical habitat for the ESA-listed bull trout. Key project activities include: Restoring 30 acres of riparian and forested wetland habitat to increase stream flow...

The Nature Conservancy received a $2.36 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 - Southern Region, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to implement region-wide longleaf pine forest restoration activities. The award, effective August 19, 2025, through August 18, 2030, funds targeted silvicultural treatments across 7,200 acres of dense pine stands, prescribed fire and fuels reduction treatments across 120,000 acres, and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a 5-year, $310,000 Project Grant to Houston Wilderness, a non-profit organization, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports Houston Wilderness' riparian reforestation efforts in smaller high-risk neighborhoods in Texas. Specifically, Houston Wilderness is producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings to replant riparian areas, as well as implementing green stormwater...