Cooperative Agreement F21AC02236

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $102,285 Cooperative Agreement to the South Carolina Rural Water Association (SCRWA) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This five-year project, with an end date of December 17, 2029, focuses on watershed protection in the Pee Dee River Basin in South Carolina. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include providing technical assistance, supporting...

The Three Rivers Land Trust Inc., doing business as The Landtrust For Central North Carolina Inc., received a $540,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The award was made under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to acquire 168 acres on McLendons Creek in Moore County, North Carolina. The project will protect critical wildlife habitat and water quality for wildlife through the fee simple acquisition of...

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program provides funding to Pheasants Forever, Inc. to deliver conservation services in priority areas of South Carolina. The award supports the restoration and enhancement of natural communities, such as piedmont prairie, shortleaf pine-oak savanna, and longleaf pine woodland habitats, that benefit imperiled wildlife species including the northern...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $205,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Upper Savannah Land Trust (USLT), a non-profit organization in South Carolina. The purpose of the award is to enhance habitat for the Carolina heelsplitter, a federally endangered freshwater mussel, in the Stevens Creek watershed. USLT will implement habitat restoration activities such as stream bank contouring, improved road crossings,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $3,205,000 to the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to acquire and protect 2,130 acres of wetlands and associated uplands habitat in North Carolina. The project grant funding will be used to permanently protect important migratory bird and wildlife habitat through fee title acquisition of at-risk wetland properties from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. As a...

This $9,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program will permanently protect 2,849 acres of habitat for the benefit of migratory birds and other wildlife in South Carolina. The award was made to the non-profit organization Open Space Institute Land Trust, Inc. based on their proposal dated July 7, 2023. The grant funding will be used to acquire land through fee title...

This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) provides $100,000.00 in funding to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department to support administration of the Forest Legacy Program. The funds will be used to conduct due diligence activities for the Pee Dee Initiative, Foothills Scenic Corridor, and several other funded tracts, as well as to develop future projects. This award is part of the Forest Legacy Program's...

The Natural Resources South Carolina Department will receive $600,000 through a three-year Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service, under the Wetlands Reserve Program. The goal of the award is to provide leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve natural resources and the environment in South Carolina. The Wetlands Reserve Program, administered by the USDA NRCS under CFDA #10.072, aims to assist...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded a $845,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. to enhance grassland health in South Dakota. The three-year project, from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, aims to increase livestock forage and wildlife habitat, improve soil health, and enhance water quality. Key activities will include habitat restoration, conservation practice implementation, and technical assistance to private landowners....

This Cooperative Agreement award of $429,983 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program provides funding to Clemson University to expand on the South Carolina Wetland Program Plan (SCWPP) objectives. The key activities include: Conducting a literature review on the state of knowledge of anuran, bird, macroinvertebrate, and vegetation communities in Carolina bays, pocosins, and other isolated wetlands in the...