This $104,236 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, supports stewardship and restoration efforts within a 3.5-acre fenced forested area in Olona East Gulch, Hawaii. The project aims to maintain the fence, control invasive weeds, and manage threats such as rats and slugs to protect critical habitat for endangered plant species including Cyanea acuminata, Cyanea cripsa, Cyanea truncata, and...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded $653,837.88 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) federal grant program to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources for the period of January 1, 2023 through May 1, 2026. The funding will support efforts to restore and protect coastal ecosystems in Ili'o Point Natural Area Reserve on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. Specifically, the grant will fund the...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides $120,000.00 to the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council to plant 8,000 native trees and shrubs in the Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor on the eastern slope of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The project aims to expand habitat and forage sources for endangered native Hawaiian birds, including amakihi, apapane,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $745,899 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Hawaii at Manoa under the Candidate Species Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 15.660). The purpose of this 5-year award, effective August 1, 2024, is to support the University's efforts to secure scientific information, conduct research, implement habitat restoration, and undertake other conservation actions to help prevent the need for federal listing of endangered species at the Pacific...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to 'Ohu'Ohu Ko'Olau, Inc., a non-profit organization in Hawaii, to select high priority areas within the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge for enhanced protection and restoration. Under this agreement, 'Ohu'Ohu Ko'Olau, Inc. will primarily act as the funds administrator and work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and a selected...
This $144,516 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 supports efforts to increase protection of endangered seabirds in montane habitats on Maui and Oahu, Hawaii during their breeding season from October 2022 through September 2027. The funding assists the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, a sub-awardee of the State of Hawaii, to control non-native mammalian predators that threaten Hawaiian petrels, Newell's...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Aina Momona to build community capacity for land restoration in Hawaii. The key objectives of the grant are to: Implement erosion mitigation strategies to stabilize soil, increase water retention, preserve cultural sites, stabilize streams, remove invasive species, and reforest mauka areas with native plants. Provide training to volunteers and community...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a 5-year Cooperative Agreement, totaling $250,000.05, to the University of Hawaii (UH) under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). This funding will enable UH to proactively improve the ability of the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex to respond to wildfire and invasive species risks, and assist with habitat restoration. Key activities to be performed under this Cooperative Agreement include collecting,...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $121,807 cooperative agreement to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal program (CFDA 15.630). The award will support technical and financial assistance to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement projects that benefit federal trust species, including threatened and endangered species and migratory...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI FWS) awarded a $2,796,875 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support an effort to collect and bank seeds of native Hawaiian plants for post-wildfire habitat restoration on DOI and adjacent non-DOI lands across the state. This...