Cooperative Agreement F21AC02479

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $456,244 Cooperative Agreement to the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) under the FWS Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The objective is to recreate a 100-meter desert spring refugium for the federally endangered Pahrump poolfish at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, Nevada. This project aims to establish an additional population of the Pahrump poolfish to increase the species' redundancy and...

This $852,303 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) will fund the design and construction of an access road, parking area, and boat dock at Battle Born Pond in Sparks, Nevada. The project aims to create public access and improve facilities to support the current and anticipated future demand for recreational boating use at this 59-acre urban pond managed by the Nevada Department of Wildlife...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), through its Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,032,672 project grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to restore and enhance the Pouhala Marsh, the largest remaining estuarine wetland in the Pearl Harbor Basin. The primary goal of this 2-year project is to increase the current 73-acre wetland area by restoring listed waterbird habitat and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Program (CFDA 15.664) to Ducks Unlimited Inc. for the Mountain View Restoration Project at Ponds A1 and A2W within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The project will create climate-resilient public access and restore a range of tidal habitats, benefiting the residents of Mountain View, East Palo Alto, and nearby communities. Key deliverables...

This cooperative agreement between the Nevada Division of Natural Heritage and the Bureau of Land Management Elko District will provide $199,997 to inventory and assess springs and springsnail species in Nevada from June 2022 through November 2025. As part of the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660) administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the awardees will collect data on the distribution and taxonomy of springsnail populations. This information will help the BLM...

Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC) was awarded a $143,251 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to complete planning activities for the restoration of Palmas Pond Wetlands in southeast Puerto Rico. Under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), PDC will coordinate with five private landowners, conduct hydrologic studies, assess invasive species, and develop preliminary designs and permitting for the wetland...

The Plumas Audubon Society received a $159,624 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658). The grant will fund efforts to protect nesting colonies of Western and Clark's grebes at Lake Almanor in California from human disturbance through January 2026. Specifically, the Society will construct nesting platforms with decoys and calls in deeper waters to encourage grebes...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) provides $196,454 to Coleman Valley Ranch LLC for a stream restoration project in Gerlach, Nevada. The project aims to reverse past erosion and degradation of an ephemeral stream, reconnect the stream-floodplain ecosystem, and enhance sagebrush and mesic habitats while supporting sustainable land use. Key activities include implementing natural stream restoration...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a $1,382,170 cooperative agreement to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to rehabilitate and maintain specific areas within the Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico that were damaged by Hurricane Fiona. Under this 3-year project, PDC will clear vegetative debris from the west drainage canal, evaluate and...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to support springsnail monitoring within the BLM Ely District from September 2021 through September 2026. Under this award, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will conduct monitoring of springsnail populations on BLM lands to support the agency's Wildlife Resource Management program objectives. The CFDA-listed program aims to improve wildlife and...