Cooperative Agreement F17AC00900

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $295,397.14 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on October 1, 2023 under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This grant will fund a 5-year project to remove invasive primrose plants and restore the Laguna Creek area in California. The project aims to prevent, detect, control and monitor invasive plant populations on public lands to support the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $134,183.70 Project Grant (CFDA 15.608 - Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The grant, effective from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2027, funds efforts to completely eradicate the Giant Burmese Honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana) and Madagascar Rubbervine (Cryptostegia madagascariensis) from the island of Hawaii. Key activities include conducting robust...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) awarded a $125,591 Cooperative Agreement to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide oversight and inspection services for regulated nurseries in Florida. The award supports the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), which aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically harmful plant and animal diseases and pests. Under the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) provides $169,347.00 to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus to develop an online illustrated guide to the invasive plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The project aims to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging invasive plants. The performance period for this award is from September 26, 2024 to June...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $114,539.00 in funding to the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services to support oversight and inspection activities at nurseries that ship regulated articles to prevent the spread of the Imported Fire Ant (IFA) to unregulated...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. The grant will fund efforts to eradicate the Southern Pine Beetle infestation in Florida over a 5-year period from June 2024 to June 2029. The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services will leverage this funding to implement detection, monitoring, and management activities to...

The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida was awarded a $685,528 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) on May 6, 2024. This grant will fund a range of activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Florida from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Key products and services to be delivered include: invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments, development of improved forest...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program supports an interdisciplinary research and extension project at Florida A&M University (FAMU). The project aims to develop and implement integrated pest management (IPM) strategies targeting six priority areas: 1) IPM for specialty crops, 2) IPM for communities, 3) IPM for pollinator health, 4) IPM for pesticide...

This $450,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) supports the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida in conducting cross-boundary wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal lands in the state. The grant, with a performance period from August 2024 to August 2029, will fund initiatives to reduce hazardous fuel volumes in forests, woodlands,...

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas awarded a $101,292 cooperative agreement to Meade County, South Dakota under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). The award will support Meade County Weed and Pest Department's efforts to control and manage invasive species in Lawrence and Meade counties through April 2027. Key products and services include identifying and treating invasive species infestations using ATV-mounted spray equipment from May to October....