Cooperative Agreement F21AC02056

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $140,303 five-year Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to support the establishment of the East Cascades Native Plant Hub in Bend, Oregon. The hub will coordinate a regional network to address organizational, ecological, and financial challenges in restoration and revegetation of sagebrush ecosystems, with a focus on increasing the availability of...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture will receive $163,424.29 through December 31, 2024 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615). The funding will support efforts to monitor and recover several rare plant species in Oregon, including Howell's spectacular thelypody (Thelypodium howellii ssp. spectabilis), McFarlane's four o'clock (Mirabilis macfarlanei), Cook's lomatium (Lomatium...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $318,750 Cooperative Agreement under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660) to The Evergreen State College to support the Sagebrush Steppe Plant Materials Project. The project aims to: Develop infrastructure to scale up production of native sagebrush steppe seed materials, particularly diverse forb and shrub species. Increase small seed collections to provide sufficient quantities for commercial production,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $438,402.85 Cooperative Agreement to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) on August 1, 2024. This 5-year award, titled "THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON", is funded through the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA #10.069) and aims to address the management of invasive annual grasses across central and eastern Oregon....

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) was awarded a $171,260.58 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The 3-year grant supports several initiatives focused on the conservation and recovery of rare plant species in Oregon, including: Monitoring and research on Applegate's milkvetch, Bradshaw's lomatium, and Howell's spectacular thelypody to inform management...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $115,619 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) supports Willamette University in delivering a range of plant conservation and restoration management activities in California. The award, with a performance period from September 6, 2024 to September 6, 2026, will fund Willamette University's efforts to develop genetically appropriate native plant materials,...

This $221,127.14 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) program, will fund the Oregon Department of Agriculture's (ODA) Native Plant Conservation Program. The award supports ODA's collaborative efforts with conservation partners to advance the understanding, protection, and recovery of several listed and rare plant species in Oregon, including Howell's spectacular...

The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) was awarded a $145,488.20 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). This funding supports TEP's Northwest Oregon Restoration Partnership (NORP) program, which promotes healthy habitats in northwest Oregon coastal and lower Columbia priority basins by providing a sustainable supply of native plant material to restoration efforts. The...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), through a $1,029,352 project grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, will develop a statewide Oregon Department of Forestry Private Forest Accord Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) program. The HCP will provide regulatory streamlining for private forest landowners throughout Oregon while promoting conservation of covered aquatic fish and...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), provides $516,468.50 in funding to the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council to expand the adoption of climate-smart grazing land management practices in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The project, titled "EXPANDING OUR REACH: INCREASING THE ADOPTION OF CLIMATE SMART MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING LANDS...