Cooperative Agreement F22AC02672
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $172,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) to expand the agency's capacity to submit grant applications and support municipalities under the Highlands Conservation Act (HCA) program (CFDA 15.667). Through this one-time award, NYS OPRHP will secure assistance from the Hudson Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) to serve as the coordinator for the New...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $4,495,000 Project Grant under the Highlands Conservation Act (CFDA 15.667) program to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The grant will enable DEEP to work with the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy to purchase a conservation easement over the Milde Farm property in Connecticut. The project aims to permanently protect the land in its undeveloped state to preserve wildlife...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary High Country Resource Conservation & Development (HCRCD) received a $350,000 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Region, effective January 22, 2026 through January 21, 2031, under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228). HCRCD will implement six coordinated wildfire resiliency subprojects across Southeast Idaho in partnership with communities and landowners on federal and...
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a $500,002 cooperative agreement to The Blackfoot Challenge, a community-based non-profit organization, under the Threatened and Endangered Species (CFDA 15.246) federal grant program. The purpose of this 3-year project is to increase the scope and scale of ecological restoration and resilience efforts across the Blackfoot River watershed in Montana, which comprises a significant portion of the Missoula Blackfoot-Clark Fork...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $2.92 million Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection under the Highlands Conservation (CFDA 15.667) federal grant program. The grant funds will support the acquisition of land in fee or through conservation easements from December 2022 through November 2026 to permanently protect water resources, wildlife habitat, forests, agriculture, recreation, and cultural heritage in...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $848,340.54 in funding to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc. to support expanded grazing management and grassland conservation efforts in Montana. The five-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2029, focuses on implementing grazing improvements, restoring native vegetation, enhancing habitat for...
- This $968,788.43 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will fund the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to implement the Montana Grassland Partnership (MGP) in central and north-central Montana. Through locally-led conservation collaboratives like the Winnett Agricultural Community Enhancement and Sustainability (ACES) and Ranchers Stewardship Alliance...
- This $611,225 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) supports landscape-scale forest resilience and climate mitigation efforts in the Blackfoot Valley region of Montana. The grant recipient, The Blackfoot Challenge Inc., a non-profit organization, will provide technical assistance, restoration planning, habitat conservation, wildlife protection, and community-based...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded $241,500 under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to acquire a 292-acre conservation easement in northeastern Montana. The Nature Conservancy will use the June 28, 2022 award to prohibit destructive land uses that could degrade critical habitat along the migration pathway for northern sage steppe pronghorn. The easement encompasses wetlands, riparian woodlands, and grasslands important to...
- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Pennsylvania Fiscal Management Division has been awarded a $172,000 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program (CFDA 15.667). The funding will be used to: 1) Build the capacity of DCNR and other partners to maximize applications for Highlands Conservation Act base funding and competitive grant rounds, and 2) Build capacity to spend awarded Highlands Conservation Act grant...
THE HIGH DIVIDE REGION, SPANNING EASTERN IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA, COVERS APPROXIMATELY 138,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS THE AREA CONTAINS THE HEADWATERS OF THE MISSOURI AND COLUMBIA WATERSHEDS AND IS VITAL FOR MAINTAINING CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CONNECTIVITY ACROSS PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS BETWEEN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, THE CENTRAL IDAHO WILDERNESS, AND THE CROWN OF THE CONTINENT ECOSYSTEM THE HIGH DIVIDE IS HOME TO OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION, IMPORTANT SAGEBRUSH STEPPE AND FORESTED HABITAT, AND ESSENTIAL WORKING RANCHLANDS, ALL WITHIN A REGION SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENTRENCHED, POLARIZED VIEWS ON CONSERVATION THE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION DESIGN PROCESS PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO CONTINUE TO BRING MANY OF THESE DIVERSE INTERESTS TOGETHER OVER A COMMON CONCERN FOR THE HIGH DIVIDE TO PRODUCE A SHARED, LONG TERM, STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE VISION THAT ENSURES PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE REGION CAN TAKE ACTION THAT WILL BE SUSTAINED BY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WITHOUT IT, CONSERVATION ENDEAVORS WOULD BE DISJOINTED BETWEEN INTEREST GROUPS, AND WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT HAVE THE INPUT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO PATCHWORK AND THUS INEFFECTIVE CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $40.0k | 6/23/23 | ||
| Not listed | $35.0k | 8/3/22 |