Cooperative Agreement F22AC02355
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to The Blackfoot Challenge Inc., a non-profit organization, to support conservation of fish and wildlife habitat in the Blackfoot watershed of Montana. The funding will be used to restore priority grassland and sagebrush habitats by removing invasive species and encroaching conifers, which will benefit federal trust species such as migratory birds. This...
- The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Department will receive $109,500 under a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 to conduct habitat restoration work on the Mount Haggin Wildlife Management Area through December 2026. Funded by the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), the award will support efforts to prevent loss of sagebrush, grassland, aspen and riparian habitat by removing competing...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $151,800 Cooperative Agreement to Backcountry Hunters & Anglers under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) to support the Wet Meadow Restoration and Fence Removal Project in northwest Colorado. The project aims to address critical habitat loss issues for sage grouse resulting from coal mine expansion in the Danforth Hills. Key planned activities include removing or modifying 10 miles of hazardous fencing and restoring 5 acres...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $162,000 Cooperative Agreement to Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Montana, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) federal grant program. The funding will support the delivery of livestock water infrastructure and improved grazing management practices across Bureau of Land Management allotments and private lands in north central Montana. This project aims to...
- This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 6 supports restoration and enhancement activities on USFWS wetland-grassland easement properties in the Northern Great Plains region of Montana. The award, provided through the USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), will address unmet habitat restoration and enhancement needs on perpetual wetland-grassland easements held by USFWS within the Northern...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to The Centennial Valley Association Inc., a non-profit organization in Montana. The purpose of the grant is to open 7.5 miles of stream habitat for Arctic grayling and westslope cutthroat trout by removing or replacing four culverts in the French Creek drainage. The project will also restore connectivity between Smith Springs and the North Fork of the Big Hole...
- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to support grassland restoration and connectivity in the Hi-Line Sagebrush Anchor Landscape in North Central Montana. The funding will be leveraged at a minimum 1:1 ratio with private funds and will support grassland habitat restoration projects to benefit a suite of species while also supporting...
- This $110,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.686 - National Fish Habitat Partnership) supports a multi-faceted project to secure, restore, and maintain Yellowstone cutthroat trout populations in the Mill Creek subwatershed in Montana. The primary goals are to construct a fish barrier to protect 10 miles of headwater streams from invasive rainbow trout, and to restore degraded habitat in a 3-mile meadow reach of Mill...
- The Blackfoot-Clearwater Watersheds Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project received a $568,762 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The funding will support noxious weed control treatments in priority wildlife habitat areas through cost-sharing assistance delivered by three sub-awardees - the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation,...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) provides $600,000 in funding to the Big Blackfoot Chapter of Trout Unlimited (BBCTU) and its partners to restore habitat for sensitive fish species in Montana's Blackfoot River watershed. Key project activities include removing one aging agricultural dam, replacing two culverts with aquatic organism passage structures, and eliminating fish...
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION WORK IN THE MONTANA PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE CENTENNIAL AND BIG HOLE HIGH DIVIDE CONSERVATION FOCUS AREAS AS IS IDENTIFIED IN THE USFWS REGION 6 PFW 5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO RESTORE NATIVE UPLAND, STREAM AND WETLAND HABITATS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SAGE GROUSE, ARCTIC GRAYLING, WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT TROUT, TRUMPETER SWANS, AND GRIZZLY BEARS AND MANY OTHER AND WILDLIFE SPECIES PROJECTS WILL FOCUS ON RESTORING UPLAND, WETLAND, RIPARIAN AND INSTREAM HABITATS, IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY AND IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN HABITATS PROJECT ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO REDUCING GRIZZLY BEAR CONFLICTS BY REMOVING ATTRACTANTS ON THE LANDSCAPE, ASSISTING RANGE RIDER PROGRAMS, PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES, PROMOTE BEAR AWARENESS AND SAFETY PROGRAMS HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE STREAM AND WETLAND MESIC RESTORATION, IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AND IMPLEMENT RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT PLANS THROUGH FENCING, STOCK WATER, IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY, GRAZING MANAGEMENT, WEED MANAGEMENT, CONIFER REMOVAL AND INSTALLING FISH BARRIERS CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE INSTALLING FISH LADDERS, REMOVING NON FUNCTIONING CULVERTS, CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES OR GRADE CONTROL STRUCTURES, REMOVING OR ALTERNATING FENCES, PROTECTING IMPORTANT CORRIDORS THROUGH GRAZING MANAGEMENT OR LAND PROTECTION SERVICE AND CVA PERSONNEL WILL ANNUALLY PURSUE PROJECTS WITH STAKE HOLDERS, AGENCIES AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO MEET PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $20.0k | 7/18/24 | ||
| Not listed | $50.0k | 8/8/23 | ||
| Not listed | $40.0k | 9/15/22 |