Cooperative Agreement F21AC02867

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) a $9,459,460 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program to permanently protect approximately 174 acres of occupied habitat for the federally endangered Butte County meadowfoam plant species in Butte County, California. The grant funds will be used by CDFW, in partnership with the non-profit California Open Lands, to purchase the land...

This 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) provides $143,280.00 to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) to conduct research and conservation efforts for the recovery of the Butte County meadowfoam (Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica). The award will fund pollination studies, including pollinator observations, and test the management technique of...

This federal Project Grant award of $10,311,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 291 acres of essential habitat in San Diego County, California. The grant will be matched by $5,155,500 in non-federal funds. The State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife, through its Wildlife Conservation Board, will own and manage the acquired...

This $177,376 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) aims to support the conservation of the Mulford's milkvetch (Astragalus mulfordiae), an endemic legume species in the Pacific Northwest facing population decline. The key objectives include: 1) testing procedures to improve seedling emergence and production for outplanting, 2) evaluating the levels of nitrogen-fixing rhizobia and arbuscular...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $6,250,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA #15.615) to the State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife (Wildlife Conservation Board) on November 1, 2023. The purpose of the grant is to acquire and permanently protect 1,291 acres of essential habitat for 24 species, including 2 federally listed animal species, 3 federally listed plant species, and 19 unlisted species. This will complement...

The Zoological Society of San Diego, doing business as the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, will rear Laguna Mountains skipper butterflies for reintroduction under a $120,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance will breed and raise Laguna Mountains...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $116,111 Project Grant to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664). The grant will support the Torrey Pines Restoration and Resilience project from June 30, 2021 through December 31, 2025. Under the award, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance will work to advance forest resource management and conservation efforts through activities such as...

The San Juan Islands Conservation District will implement ten new Island Marble Butterfly habitat projects totaling $151,918.84 through December 2026 under a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. Funded by the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the projects will create fenced habitat plots and permanent open spaces on private properties in San Juan and Lopez Islands, Washington to expand existing habitat and connect areas for...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional program (CFDA 15.640) provides $639,220 to Alternare AC, a foreign-owned non-profit in Mexico, to conserve and restore the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR). Key activities include: Placing 3,024 hectares of land under community-based forest management (698 ha in the core zone, 2,326 ha in the buffer zone) Reforesting 60 hectares in the MBBR buffer...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $189,313.00 Cooperative Agreement to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) on September 30, 2023 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this one-year project is to develop genetically sterile adult Anastrepha ludens (Mexfly) for evaluation in Sterile Insect Technique applications. UCSD, through its Office of Contract & Grant...