Cooperative Agreement F15AC00487

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $309,396 cooperative agreement to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The agreement will support coastal and wetland restoration in two priority areas of the Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve in Puerto Rico. Specifically, Protectores De Cuencas Inc. will implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $109,756 cooperative agreement to The Longleaf Alliance Inc. from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program. The purpose of the award is to support priority species habitat restoration and gopher frog head-starting optimization efforts in South Carolina. Specifically, the funding will enable technical and financial assistance to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $3,205,000 to the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to acquire and protect 2,130 acres of wetlands and associated uplands habitat in North Carolina. The project grant funding will be used to permanently protect important migratory bird and wildlife habitat through fee title acquisition of at-risk wetland properties from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. As a...

This $9,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program will permanently protect 2,849 acres of habitat for the benefit of migratory birds and other wildlife in South Carolina. The award was made to the non-profit organization Open Space Institute Land Trust, Inc. based on their proposal dated July 7, 2023. The grant funding will be used to acquire land through fee title...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) a $2,978,200 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) grant to conserve and protect approximately 897 acres of maritime forest and coastal wetlands along the Newport River in Carteret County, North Carolina. The partnership between NCDEQ, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, and the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust will permanently protect this...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a $7,772,260 cooperative agreement to The Nature Conservancy to engage in restoration actions that improve the resiliency of habitat and infrastructure on multiple National Wildlife Refuge properties within the Albemarle Pamlico Sound region of North Carolina. The 3-year project, which commenced on September 5, 2024, will involve collaborative efforts between The Nature...

Under a $114,654 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain will restore 80.39 acres of wet pine savanna habitat near the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Refuge. The project utilizes mechanical mulching, chemical mowing, and bush hogging techniques to establish alternative restoration methods and explore their ecological and economic viability. This effort builds on the...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $226,668 cooperative agreement to the Lake County Forest Preserve District from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The award will support habitat restoration and stewardship outreach at the Greenbelt Forest Preserve under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The Coastal Program aims to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration and improvement projects benefiting federal trust species, including...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) under the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). This funding will be used to preserve 107 acres of pristine coastal habitat in Horry County, South Carolina, increasing public access and recreational...

The Three Rivers Land Trust Inc., doing business as The Landtrust For Central North Carolina Inc., received a $540,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The award was made under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to acquire 168 acres on McLendons Creek in Moore County, North Carolina. The project will protect critical wildlife habitat and water quality for wildlife through the fee simple acquisition of...