Cooperative Agreement F16AC00765

This $295,168 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) will fund a research study by Oregon State University to examine how sage grouse utilize restored mesic habitats in southeast Oregon. The key objectives are to: 1) Evaluate changes in sage grouse space use around restored mesic resources before and after restoration, and 2) Assess changes in sage grouse brood...

The Nevada Department of Wildlife received a $893,751 Formula Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to monitor, manage, and conduct investigations on Greater Sage-Grouse populations across Nevada. Key activities funded under this grant include: Monitoring Sage-Grouse within the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment Estimating effects of mineral development on Sage-Grouse Conducting Sage-Grouse surveys and population...

This formula grant award of $1,047,025 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 funds research by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources on the Gunnison and greater sage-grouse through June 30, 2023. Work under the award includes spring lek counts, habitat usage studies, and technical assistance to support recovery of both sage-grouse species. This work aligns with the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded a $700,671 Formula Grant to the Department of Natural Resources Colorado, doing business as the Executive Director's Office, to fund research on Gunnison and Greater sage-grouse. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, supports springtime lek counts, habitat usage studies, local working group support, technical assistance, data analysis, and preparation of research findings for publication. This work is...

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 $503,102.77 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) supports research to identify factors contributing to population declines of the greater sage-grouse in Oregon's Brothers and Paulina Priority Areas of Conservation. The project, led by Oregon State University, will use GPS-satellite transmitters to quantify sage-grouse population responses, assess habitat connectivity, and evaluate predator communities to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI FWS) awarded a $261,216 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to Rocky Mountain Wild Inc. The project aims to elevate long-term conservation efforts in Colorado's San Miguel Basin to protect the habitat of the largest remaining satellite population of the Gunnison sage-grouse. The funding will support strategic wet meadow restoration efforts over the next 3 years to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) is intended to study the effects of mineral development on greater sage-grouse populations at two study areas in central Nevada. The $150,000 award to the Great Basin Bird Observatory, a non-profit research organization, will fund the capture and tracking of 20-30 female sage-grouse at each site using radio and GPS transmitters. This data will be used to...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the Species Conservation Office Of under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660) from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025. The award will support the Idaho Sage-Grouse Actions Team to undertake restoration actions and secure species information to help prevent the need to list the sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act. As outlined in the program description, funding...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $291,791 Formula Grant to the State Of Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife, to be completed by June 30, 2025. The grant is part of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), which provides funding to state wildlife agencies for projects to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds, mammals, and their habitats. Under this grant, the State Of...