Cooperative Agreement F15AC00438

The Uhiwai O Haleakala organization will provide restoration services in Maui County, Hawaii through a $140,774 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The award is part of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), which aims to conserve wildlife habitat on private lands through technical and financial assistance to landowners and Native American tribes. Specifically, Uhiwai O Haleakala will conduct...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $126,270 cooperative agreement to Pono Pacific Land Management LLC to install ungulate fencing segments along Hauola Ridge on the island of Lanai, Hawaii from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The award was made under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), which aims to deliver USFWS priorities and mission through providing financial and technical assistance to private...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.631 - Partners for Fish and Wildlife) provides $104,236 to Kualoa Ranch Hawaii, Inc. to support stewardship and restoration activities within a 3.5-acre forested area on Oahu, Hawaii. The project focuses on maintaining a fence, controlling invasive weeds, and managing threats such as rats and slugs to protect critical habitat for endangered plant species including Cyanea...

The Hawaiian Islands Land Trust received a $803,770 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463) to restore the flow of water to taro fields and fish ponds at the Waihee Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge on Maui. Through this award, the Trust will work with Native Hawaiian communities from the Waihee and Waiehu areas to build a "ridge-to-reef" model for...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to Aina Momona, a non-profit organization, to build community capacity for land restoration in Hawaii. The key objectives are to: 1) Implement erosion mitigation strategies to stabilize soil, increase water retention, preserve cultural sites, stabilize streams, remove invasive species, and reforest mauka areas; 2) Train volunteers and community members in...

This $261,678.61 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program will establish a partnership between the NPS and the University of Hawaii at Manoa to manage invasive vegetation and re-establish native species in NPS units and adjacent lands in Hawaii. The project will serve as a template for other parks and partner organizations to add funds for invasive vegetation...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council. The project aims to benefit native Hawaiian birds by establishing a forested corridor between 6,000 and 8,000 feet on the eastern slope of Mauna Kea. Key deliverables include purchasing and planting 8,000 native trees and shrubs to connect the Mauna Kea State Forest Reserve and Hakalau...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council as the fiscal agent for the Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance. The funding will be used to (1) update the Mauna Kea Watershed Management Plan 2010, (2) create a five-year action plan with input from watershed partners, and (3) develop a wildfire protection and post-fire response plan for over 416,000 acres of...

The University of Hawaii at Hilo will provide administrative history development services under a $162,549.65 cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service Pacific West Region. The award is part of the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service. Under the agreement, University of Hawaii at Hilo will assist the National Park Service in developing administrative...

This $169,820.51 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) supports the University of Hawaii in producing an historic structures report for the Hale o Keawe, a nationally significant historic site at the Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park. The award term runs from August 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The Cooperative Agreement facilitates collaborative research, technical...