Cooperative Agreement F21AC02785

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $310,302 Cooperative Agreement to Pollinator Partnership, doing business as Coevolution Institute, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award, with a performance period from January 5, 2024 to March 30, 2027, supports the "URBAN FARMING FOR POLLINATORS" project. Pollinator Partnership, a woman-owned non-profit organization focused on...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to River Partners, a non-profit organization based in Chico, California. The grant funding will support efforts to increase the diversity and availability of native plants for habitat restoration projects across California. Specifically, the grant will enable River Partners to: Collect source-identified native plant seeds from public lands and amplify them...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $2.1 million cooperative agreement to the Xerces Society Inc. from August 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA program. The funding will support the NRCS-XERCES SOCIETY PARTNERSHIP FOR POLLINATORS to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations through a national network of technically-skilled professionals. Services will...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program provides $147,013 to North Carolina State University (NC State) to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments for at-risk insect pollinator species in the Southeastern U.S. and U.S. Caribbean. The key activities include: 1) convening an advisory committee of state, territory, and tribal partners to identify priority pollinator...

This $493,641 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund the Partnership for Pollinator Friendly Lawns in the Southeastern United States. Led by Mississippi State University with subawards to the University of Georgia Research Foundation and Auburn University, this multi-disciplinary project aims to develop best management practices and stakeholder training programs to...

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), will provide $152,167.00 to Clemson University to assess the diversity and abundance of pollinators in the wetlands surrounding Hampton Plantation in South Carolina, both before and after the establishment of native pollinator plants. The project aims to address declining at-risk and endangered...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded Pheasants Forever, Inc. a $379,997 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030. Under this five-year award, Pheasants Forever will provide expertise and technical assistance to enhance native pollinator habitat in South Dakota while building on existing conservation partnerships. The organization will...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $156,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Stewardship Program (CFDA 15.944) to the Save The Dunes Conservation Fund Inc. (Save Dunes) for a project to enhance native pollinator habitats across 115 acres in the Indiana Dunes region. The objective is to increase connectivity of pollinator habitat by improving marginal lands to serve as corridors. Key activities include invasive species management, converting turf to prairie, and planting...

The Resource Conservation District of Monterey County received a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This 3-year project will provide outreach, technical assistance, and conservation services to agricultural producers in Monterey County. Key activities include invasive species removal, riparian habitat restoration, forest health improvement, and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.631 - Partners for Fish and Wildlife) provides $250,000 in funding to the Prairie Plains Resource Institute (PPRI) to facilitate cooperation and increase the propagation and restoration of pollinator habitat on mutually acceptable projects located throughout important biologically unique landscapes in Nebraska. The overall goal is to restore, enhance, manage, monitor, and evaluate...