Cooperative Agreement F20AC10786

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) totals $125,004.02 and will be implemented from October 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. The primary objective is to aid in the recovery of two federally-listed plant species, Rhus michauxii and Silene polypetala, by improving and protecting their occupied and suitable habitat. The two planned projects, the Walton Way Conservancy...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $673,655 over 10 years to support the identification of climate-resilient plant translocations and maintain ex situ collections for future translocations in Hawaii. The key objectives are to: 1) provide propagules for experimental plant translocations, and 2) conduct research on cryopreservation techniques to enable long-term storage of...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) federal grant program provides $100,000.00 in funding to the University of Florida to conduct research and monitoring activities focused on the Cape Sable seaside sparrow, an endangered species found in Everglades National Park. The key objectives of this 3-year project (03/31/2025 - 12/31/2027) are to: 1) identify capture strategies that will minimize impact on existing...

This $132,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4, under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), will fund genetic analysis and population modeling to help inform conservation of the gopher frog (Lithobates capito). Tangled Bank Conservation will sequence thousands of genetic loci from 1,000 existing gopher frog samples across the species' range. They will assess phylogeographic structure, identify potential distinct...

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will receive $190,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 to manage habitat for the endangered Platanthera leucophaea (prairie fringed orchid) at three nature preserves in Illinois. Funded under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation grant program (CFDA 15.657), the District will control invasive woody species currently degrading core and potential orchid habitat over...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,416,668 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Ocean Forest Estates Estuarine and Rockland Hammock Restoration Project. This 3-year project aims to restore 14.8 acres of coastal hammock and wetlands in the North Key Largo ecosystem, a highly diverse and unique area in Florida. The primary goals are to benefit fish and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $102,194 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Washington under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to investigate methods for managing woody shrub and non-native grass competition that threatens the endangered Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow (Sidalcea oregana var. calva, SIORC) in Washington state. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include:...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), provides $295,704.50 to the Alachua Conservation Trust to assist the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida with a sandhill groundcover planting project over two years. The project aims to improve habitat for listed species and aquifer recharge, as well as decrease the risk of catastrophic wildfires in the area....

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) provides $143,280.00 to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) to conduct research and conservation efforts for the recovery of the Butte County meadowfoam (Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica). The award will fund pollination studies, including pollinator observations, and test the management technique of...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $159,114 to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research on September 19, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 18, 2026. This award funds monitoring support for wood stork reproduction in Lake Okeechobee and overlapping core foraging areas (CFAs) in Florida. The project directly supports the Conservation and Rehabilitation...