Cooperative Agreement F22AC01713
- Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 8 awarded a $131,750 cooperative agreement to Lonesome Desert, LLC under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) effective September 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2025. Under this award, Lonesome Desert will conduct comprehensive field monitoring and data collection activities to improve population estimates for desert tortoises across all age classes in...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $198,593.61 to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) under the Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246) effective February 10, 2026, through February 9, 2031. This award supports scientific data collection on desert tortoise genetic status and population dynamics in the Black Mountains, with particular focus on characterizing the hybrid zone between Sonoran...
- The Clark County Desert Conservation Program will receive $3.763 million through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region to carry out restoration of linear disturbances in the Piute-Eldorado Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Funded under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program, the DCP will improve habitat conditions for the desert tortoise and other wildlife through restoration activities in the ACEC from...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded Kiva Biological Consulting a $189,990 cooperative agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program. The agreement funded line distance transects surveyed to estimate density of Mojave Desert tortoise in critical habitat areas located in Inyo County, California. Surveys were conducted between April 16, 2021 and September 30, 2021 to secure information on the threatened...
- The State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through its Wildlife Conservation Board division, received a $4 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615). The grant will support the acquisition of 638.64 acres of conservation lands in eastern Riverside County, California to complement habitat preservation goals under the Coachella Valley Multiple Species...
- This $733,965 cooperative agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports the University of Nevada, Reno in developing genetically appropriate native plant materials, implementing and assessing seed-based restoration techniques, and inventorying/monitoring rare plant species and their associated communities. The 5-year project aims to restore habitats, conserve biodiversity, and engage underserved...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management program provides $119,056.05 to conduct research on ornate box turtle habitat in sand shinnery oak shrublands in eastern New Mexico. The project will survey turtle populations and characterize vegetation, soil, and environmental conditions in areas with different land management treatments, including prescribed burns, mechanical/chemical...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $442,094 Project Grant through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to advance the conservation and recovery of six rare plant species found on the northern Channel Islands off the coast of California. The project, led by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG) and its collaborators, will implement critical surveys, seed collections, seed increase, and...
- This $376,978.98 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Region will fund conservation and restoration efforts for endangered Sclerocactus species by the Desert Botanical Garden Inc. from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027. Under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), the awardee will collect seeds, plants and soil from endemic Mesa Verde cactus populations. They will preserve genetic diversity by...
- The Oregon Desert Land Trust and partners received a $417,250 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 through July 15, 2027. The funding is provided under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to assess, protect, and restore streams, springs, and wet meadows in Oregon's Trout Creek and Pueblo Mountains. Key activities over the five-year period include continuing to assess and prioritize wet...
THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RESTORE DEGRADED DESERT TORTOISE HABITAT SITES WITHIN THE BLM LANDS IN THE CHUCKWALLA BENCH, LOCATED WITHIN THE DESERT TORTOISE COLORADO DESERT RECOVERY UNIT. THESE AREAS ARE DEGRADED DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND HISTORICAL ECOSYSTEM MANIPULATION DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF RUN-OFF CONTAINMENT AREAS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED ALONG INTERSTATE 10 THAT REDUCES AVAILABLE FORAGING SOURCES TO THE TORTOISE IN SOME OF THE AREA. OUR PROJECT AIMS TO RESTORE DESERT TORTOISE HABITAT IN THE EQUIVALENT OF 3 ACRES THAT HAVE BEEN DEGRADED IN THE CHUCKWALLA CRITICAL HABITAT UNIT. THE PROJECT WILL ANALYZE THE IMPACTS OF MANUALLY PLANTING NATIVE PERENNIAL SPECIES IN PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED AREAS, IMPLEMENTING THE BEST PRACTICES OF PLANNING FOR WATER RETENTION AND ACQUISITION OF THE PLANTS, AND THUS MAXIMIZING THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF SURVIVAL. THE PROJECT WILL MONITOR INVASIVE PLANT REESTABLISHMENT, THE SURVIVAL OF THE PLANTED NATIVE FORAGE SPECIES, AND THE SUCCESS OF SEEDED ANNUALS FOR TWO YEARS.THE SECONDARY GOAL IS TO CREATE A SIMILAR PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS APPROACH ACROSS OTHER IMPORTANT BLM LANDS IN THE ENTIRE DESERT TORTOISE RECOVERY UNIT TO INCREASE NATIVE PLANT COVER, THEREBY IMPROVING THE OVERALL HABITAT CONDITIONS FOR THE SPECIES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 12/10/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/19/24 | ||
| Not listed | $132.4k | 6/15/22 |