Cooperative Agreement F15AC00699

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $249,360 in funding to Oregon State University (OSU) from September 2024 to September 2029. The project aims to identify anthropogenic activities and structures that inhibit or promote movement and connectivity among and within seasonal habitats for the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Bighorn Basin...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $627,110 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.228 - BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities) to Oregon State University to restore sagebrush rangelands dominated by invasive annual grasses. The project will use a combination of precision conservation tools and dormant season grazing regimens to generate science-based data to better manage fine fuels on sagebrush rangelands. Key objectives...

Summary The University of Washington received a $216,181 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective October 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029. The project will develop and deliver a data-driven, justice-oriented curriculum unit on wildfires for middle school students, co-designed in partnership with teachers, teacher...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Baker, in Oregon, to implement conservation actions that increase the quality and quantity of sagebrush habitat and reverse the sage-grouse population trend in the Baker County Priority Area for Conservation (PAC). The grant funds will be used to implement Tier 1 projects, which include removing juniper from high priority...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $140,303 five-year Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to support the establishment of the East Cascades Native Plant Hub in Bend, Oregon. The hub will coordinate a regional network to address organizational, ecological, and financial challenges in restoration and revegetation of sagebrush ecosystems, with a focus on increasing the availability of...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $310,570 Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This four-year project, titled "PNWCESU Sage-Grouse Response to Little Mountain Prescribed Burns Habitat Use and Movement WY," will be performed in Wyoming and focuses on monitoring and assessing greater sage-grouse...

RMCESU Sage-Grouse Connectivity in Wyoming The University of Wyoming received a $263,511.73 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) awarded on September 15, 2025. The three-year project, scheduled for completion by September 14, 2028, focuses on sage-grouse habitat connectivity initiatives in Wyoming. This cooperative agreement supports wildlife conservation activities on BLM-administered public lands, aligning...

This $295,168 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) will support Oregon State University in implementing conservation actions for sage grouse in southeast Oregon. The project aims to restore degraded sagebrush steppe habitats and mesic resources that are critical for sage grouse populations on the 16,645-acre Trout Creek Mountain Ranch. Key activities include developing innovative...

This $379 thousand National Endowment for the Humanities project grant will support the development and delivery of curriculum focused on the history and revitalization of the American bison. Awarded October 1, 2022 and set to be completed by September 30, 2024, the grant will fund workshops and virtual learning for 72 K-12 educators. Led by Fort Peck Community College, Montana State University, and Ecology Project International, presenters from the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes as...

This $261,216 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) will support strategic efforts to restore wet meadow habitat in the San Miguel Basin of Colorado to benefit the Gunnison sage-grouse. The project will deliver tangible outcomes through on-the-ground restoration work on private and state lands over the next 3 years, engaging federal, state, county, and non-profit...