Cooperative Agreement F17AC00535

The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources will receive $900,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 to construct predator-proof fences to protect rare and endangered tree-snail populations on the Hawaiian islands. The award, made under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), will support the Division of Forestry and Wildlife in establishing and safeguarding existing...

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources has been awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The grant will fund efforts to monitor, improve, and restore two historically and ecologically important estuaries on Hawaii Island. Key activities include removing invasive vegetation, cultivating and planting native aquatic...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $9,909,551 Cooperative Agreement to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). The purpose of this 3-year project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to reduce land-based sources of pollution impacting the Olowalu Reef in West Maui. Key activities include reforesting native plants, controlling feral ungulates, reducing...

The Hawaiian Islands Land Trust received a $803,770 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463) to restore the flow of water to taro fields and fish ponds at the Waihee Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge on Maui. Through this award, the Trust will work with Native Hawaiian communities from the Waihee and Waiehu areas to build a "ridge-to-reef" model for...

This Project Grant award of $500,000.00, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), aims to initiate macroalgae (limu kohu) restoration efforts across Hawaii in partnership with community organizations involved in loko ia (Hawaiian fishpond) and limu restoration. The project will also increase understanding and awareness of limu kohu's...

This $100,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Candidate Species Conservation program will support arthropod surveys and conservation assessments in eight under-surveyed areas in Hawaii through September 2025. The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources will complete arthropod surveys across eight field sites on Oahu and Kauai utilizing various collection methods. In addition to expanding taxonomic knowledge, data...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $666,667 Project Grant to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634) to help safeguard the critically endangered Partulina physa tree snail on Hawaii Island. DLNR will partner with the Kohala Watershed Partnership and Parker Ranch to establish a predator-proof fence and translocate Partulina physa individuals to a protected...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $592,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). This 5-year award will support threat control and propagation efforts to protect and restore populations of threatened and endangered plant species in Hawaii. Key activities include: Constructing fencing to protect wild, remnant populations of endangered plants as well as future...

The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) received a $420,000 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). This grant funding supports DLNR's Statewide Freshwater Fisheries Development Program, which maintains and enhances freshwater sport fish populations and provides quality freshwater recreational fishing opportunities across Hawaii. Key activities include stocking 30,000 rainbow...

This two-year, $262,464 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), supports innovative aquaculture practices in Hawaii. Kuaaina Ulu Auamo will accelerate information sharing on nursery tank systems among traditional loko ia (Hawaiian fishponds) to address declining recruitment of native fish species. The grantee will...