Cooperative Agreement F22AC02020

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $145,400 to Colorado State University (CSU) to conduct research and monitoring activities related to riparian ecosystem restoration in the western United States. The key objectives include: Participating in the science team and working groups for Minute 323 of the U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty, which involves delivering water for active restoration of riparian sites in...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $364,985.90 to support a 5-year project focused on assessing the impacts of the Three Creeks Grazing Consolidation Plan on riparian conditions and ecosystem services across a 57,000 hectare landscape in Utah. The project aims to determine how implementation of this new grazing management approach, which uses grazing duration and timing as tools,...

The National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program will provide $186,488.68 to Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) to conduct a 2-year study on the Klamath River estuary. The objectives are to document pre- and post-dam removal effects on fish communities, compare traditional fish sampling methods with eDNA metabarcoding, and establish an early detection network for aquatic invasive...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Riversedge West received a $289,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244), awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 15, 2030. The organization will deliver riparian habitat restoration services across BLM-managed lands in Colorado, focusing on reducing invasive plant species and establishing native vegetation in river corridors, tributaries, and...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $249,990 Cooperative Agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to the University of Oklahoma's Office of Research Administration. This 3-year project will operationalize two fixed-mount, laser scanning (LIDAR) instruments to measure cross-sectional channel geometry in shallow rivers with frequently changing geomorphologies. The data collected will be integrated into USGS workflows to produce real-time, stage-area...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $238,550 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to monitor the status and trends of the fish community downstream of Glen Canyon Dam along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon area. The main objectives are to: 1) Estimate the relative abundance and distribution of key fish species like rainbow trout,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Threatened and Endangered Species program (CFDA 15.246) will support the continued development and use of an integrated groundwater-surface water modeling system. The goal is to design, compare, and assess regional water management strategies that will directly benefit the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), its groundwater-dependent riparian and aquatic habitats,...

Award Summary The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $308,472.64 to CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation under the Cooperative Research Units program (CFDA 15.812) for the period August 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. This project will conduct benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring to address information gaps regarding how seasonal and disturbance-induced variations in river discharge and water temperature affect aquatic food availability for...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) awarded a $217,550 cooperative agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. Under this award, the recipient will monitor and assess the status and trends of fish communities in the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam, with findings designed to inform the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management...