Cooperative Agreement F21AC02869

This $140,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) supports Envirosurvey Inc., a Puerto Rico-based minority-owned non-profit organization, in implementing operational field strategies to promote habitat connectivity between remnant mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscapes. The key objectives and activities include: 1) Identifying at least 5 coffee plantation properties...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.631 - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program) provides $111,278 to the Institute for Applied Ecology to expand the availability of native plant seed for habitat restoration efforts in the High Plains focus area of New Mexico. The project aims to increase the supply of native seeds and plant materials, create private sector jobs, enhance grower capacities, and expand agency botanical...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI FWS) awarded a $489,897 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to the Lake County Forest Preserve District in Illinois. This 3-year project aims to expand upon previous habitat restoration efforts at the Greenbelt Forest Preserve to create a more continuous and resilient ecosystem for native plant and animal species. Key management activities will include controlling aggressive native and invasive woody...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $140,303 five-year Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to support the establishment of the East Cascades Native Plant Hub in Bend, Oregon. The hub will coordinate a regional network to address organizational, ecological, and financial challenges in restoration and revegetation of sagebrush ecosystems, with a focus on increasing the availability of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $961,655.92 to River Partners, a non-profit organization, to develop genetically appropriate native plant materials for use in habitat restoration and rehabilitation on public lands in California. The primary objectives are to: 1) Develop native plant materials through seed increase and testing, and 2) Assist Department of the Interior agencies with post-fire...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The grant will fund expansion of the Commission's aquatic plant nursery facility to increase production capacity from 3,500 plants in 2024 to 12,000 plants by 2027. This will support the Commission's efforts to establish self-sustaining native aquatic vegetation communities in eight reservoirs in 2024 and nine...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a 2-year, $218,746 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy to restore the Kiholo Fishpond in North Kona, Hawaii. The project will focus on two key objectives: 1) Restoring estuarine and benthic habitat through vegetation management and sediment removal, and 2) Measuring and sharing the results of restoration efforts through scientific monitoring and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a 24-month, $100,400 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) to The Nature Conservancy. The agreement will fund the collection, processing, and analysis of high-resolution 3D imagery in West Hawaii to guide habitat restoration efforts at six coastal sites (four anchialine pools and two fishponds) in partnership with the Hui Loko Network. This methodology will enable assessment of...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), awarded a $235,667.40 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on January 1, 2025. The agreement will fund the hiring of a Restoration Tribal Liaison to perform outreach across Nevada and document the restoration needs, interests, and issues identified by tribal communities. The Tribal Liaison will then work to address any identified capacity gaps, either by assisting tribes in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $318,150 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to The Learning Center At The Euchee Butterfly Farm Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Native American-owned non-profit organization. This award will assist Native Americans with grassland conservation and native plant restoration efforts to increase habitat for monarchs, pollinators, and ground-nesting...