Cooperative Agreement F17AC00345

The Cascadia Conservation District was awarded a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). This funding will support the implementation of fuels treatment projects on private lands adjacent to power line corridors in the East Cascades region of Chelan County, Washington. The goal is to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to critical...

Under a $250,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (CCFEG), doing business as Cascade Fisheries, will correct one (1) fish passage barrier to improve access to 1.45 miles of cold-water habitat for endangered fish species, including bull trout. Additionally, CCFEG will place locally sourced wood in up to 1 mile of Pole Creek to enhance instream complexity. This work is funded...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $862,201 Cooperative Agreement to the Coquille Watershed Association under the Aquatics Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) on September 19, 2025, for the replacement and restoration of fish passage infrastructure at Russell Creek in Coos County, Oregon. The award funds the removal of a deteriorated culvert and installation of a new, larger culvert during the 2026 in-water work season, with project...

This $380,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program supports a project conducted by the University of Washington, in collaboration with Oregon State University, to investigate post-fire transformations in forests and shrublands in the Inland Pacific Northwest region. The key objectives are to: 1) identify and map areas that have experienced post-fire vegetation changes, 2) use...

The Northwest Straits Foundation, Washington State Parks, and the Skagit and Whatcom County Marine Resources Committees will develop a feasibility study, design, permitting, and initiate community outreach for the restoration of over 1,200 linear feet of shoreline, 9 acres of backshore, and adjacent upland habitat at Clayton Beach in Larrabee State Park, Skagit County, WA under a $122,716 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The award...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $108,500 to the Washington State Department of Transportation on November 19, 2025, under the State, Planning and Research (SPR) Program (CFDA 20.258) to support the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET) 2027. The primary deliverable is the organization and execution of the 15th biennial ICOET conference scheduled for 2027 in Portland, Oregon,...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,000,100 Project Grant to The Nature Conservancy under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program. The grant will fund the Equitable and Just Canopy Cover Greater Portland Area Project from September 2022 through September 2025. The project aims to increase tree canopy cover equitably across the Portland, Oregon metro region through two sub-awards. The Blueprint Foundation and Urban Greenspaces Institute Inc....

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $580,800 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbia Land Trust under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The purpose of this 5-year grant is to address increased wildfire risk in dry eastside forest landscapes in Washington by reducing ladder fuels, promoting ponderosa pine forest structure, and improving snag recruitment on 264 acres of conservation lands owned and managed by the Columbia...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $5,997,688 through its Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, with an award date of October 1, 2025, and a completion date of September 30, 2028. This Cooperative Agreement funds habitat restoration planning, engineering, design, and implementation projects designed to increase the safety and productivity of...