Cooperative Agreement F15AC00728

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...

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 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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded Oregon State University a $105,000 cooperative agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to assess the influence of ravens on the Baker, Oregon sage-grouse population through raven removal. The cooperative agreement, awarded February 12, 2021 for a period ending November 1, 2021, will support Oregon State University's efforts to secure endangered species information and...

This $105,446 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation Program (CFDA 15.657) funds the Baker Sagegrouse Local Implementation Team (Baker LIT) to strategically implement conservation actions to increase the quality and quantity of sagebrush habitat and reverse the Baker County sage-grouse population decline in Oregon. Key activities include treating invasive annual grasses and noxious weeds, enhancing nesting and...

Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award Oregon State University received a $310,570 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 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," will be conducted in Wyoming and focuses on sage-grouse conservation and habitat management on public...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,699,999.62 Cooperative Agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc., a non-profit organization, on July 1, 2023. The award is funded through the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674) and will support conservation efforts across 14,409.17 acres of privately owned lands in Baker and Malheur Counties, Oregon. The key products and services to be delivered include addressing...

The Oregon Desert Land Trust and partners received a $417,250 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 through July 15, 2027. The funding is provided under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to assess, protect, and restore streams, springs, and wet meadows in Oregon's Trout Creek and Pueblo Mountains. Key activities over the five-year period include continuing to assess and prioritize wet...

The State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a Formula Grant award of $568,449 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. This research and monitoring initiative investigates the impacts of common raven predation on greater sage-grouse nest success and population trends in the Baker Sage-Grouse 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...