Cooperative Agreement F17AC00583

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. The District will deliver rangeland restoration and wildfire risk reduction services across southern New Mexico, with primary activities including hand thinning, piling, lopping, and scattering of juniper; herbicide treatment...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD) received a $209,501.95 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico Region under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. SSWCD will implement multi-agency wildfire risk reduction activities across the BLM Las Cruces District in New Mexico, focusing on management of invasive fuels in arid desert shrub...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (doing business as Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory) a Cooperative Agreement valued at $465,061.16 under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to leverage resources and accelerate private lands conservation delivery in Eastern Montana. The award, effective September 8, 2025, through September 30, 2030, supports the organization's conservation technical...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Lake County Watershed Protection District under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) on September 11, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2028. The agreement funds a conjunctive use study for the Adobe Creek Reservoir in California to optimize water management and ecosystem health while supporting the repair of a detention...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division received an $850,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), awarded September 25, 2025, with completion targeted for September 24, 2026. The award is performed in Colorado. Scope of Work: Under this cooperative agreement, Colorado State University will provide web services, data management,...

The San Juan Soil & Water Conservation District received a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The award funds watershed-scale monitoring and restoration activities across the San Juan Basin in New Mexico designed to improve rangeland and watershed health. Primary deliverables include vegetation treatments to reduce hazardous fuel...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $633,931 to the University of California, Davis, effective September 29, 2025, through September 28, 2029, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The project will continue assessment and evaluation of conservation effects resulting from agricultural managed aquifer recharge (MAR) initiatives in California's Central Valley. UC Davis will conduct...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,124,702 to San Juan River Village Metro Dist on December 17, 2025, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). The award finances sediment and debris removal and streambank stabilization measures along the San Juan River in Archuleta County, Colorado, designed to protect life and property from watershed hazards. Work is scheduled for...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $267,000 to the ADA Soil & Water Conservation District on September 12, 2025, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award funds an initiative to expand agriculture and conservation programs capacity for urban and peri-urban areas in Idaho's Treasure Valley through September 30, 2028. The awardee will deliver conservation technical...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded Capitol Conservation District a $268,894 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This award funds increased applied conservation practices and technical assistance delivery to expand the district's capacity to serve farmers and private landowners within its service area in Cross Lanes, West Virginia....