Cooperative Agreement F19AC00756

The National Recreation and Park Association, Incorporated (NRPA) was awarded an $838,939.26 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems. NRPA will utilize the three-year grant period ending September 2024 to advance opportunities connecting under-resourced populations with fresh, local foods...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, provides $111,278 in supplemental funding to the Institute for Applied Ecology to increase the availability of native plant seed for habitat restoration projects in the New Mexico High Plains focus area. The project aims to expand native seed production, enhance grower capacities, and support national coordination on implementing the National Seed...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $500,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program. The award will support the fifth year of NFWF's Western Migration Corridors Partnership to improve habitat quality in key wildlife migration corridors and winter ranges across the western United States through 2026. NFWF will work with multiple federal agencies...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Oktep: Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners, Inc. a $195,000 Project Grant under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Nutrition Paraprofessional Training program (CFDA 10.529). The grant will support nutrition education services from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2025 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. As part of its mission to reduce hunger and food insecurity through federal nutrition assistance programs, the...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The goal of this 5-year award, effective September 9, 2024, is to successfully implement USDA programs administered by NRCS and increase habitat quality and quantity in Mississippi. As a non-profit organization, NFWF will leverage partnerships and provide...

Portland Community College (PCC) was awarded an $867,839 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year grant project, titled "Addressing Basic Needs at Portland Community College" (ABN-PCC), will support PCC in implementing innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities for its students. Specifically, ABN-PCC aims...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Foundation) received a $500,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support the sixth year of a public-private partnership between the Foundation and USFWS to improve habitat quality in key western big game wildlife migration corridors, stopover areas, and winter ranges. Through May 2028, the Foundation will leverage the federal funding...

The New Orleans Firemens Federal Credit Union (NOFFCU) received a $1,826,265 Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund on June 15, 2021. The funding will support NOFFCU through December 31, 2023 under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA #21.024). The CDFI RRP aims to bolster CDFIs' ability to address economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in their communities. With this...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $805,000 Project Grant to Oktep: Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners, Inc. from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2025 under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Nutrition Paraprofessional Training program (CFDA #10.529). The grant will support Oktep: Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners, Inc. in administering the FDPIR State Nutrition Assistance and Administration program. Specifically, the...

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) received a $3 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the National Forest Foundation Matching Awards Program (CFDA 10.682) from April 2023 through April 2028. As the prime recipient, NFF will deliver services supporting sustainable forest management and community engagement priorities. Specifically, NFF will conduct peer learning sessions and roundtable facilitation to promote stakeholder engagement....