This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $3,677,697.95 to Michigan State University (MSU) to conduct forest inventory and monitoring for select national wildlife refuges in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The project aims to develop standardized sampling protocols and database systems to inform local refuge management decisions and support regional conservation efforts...
This $6 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will fund wildlife and habitat conservation projects through September 2025. Administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation federal grant program (CFDA #10.683), the award provides funding for 13 sub-awardees to deliver conservation services across 11 states. Sub-awardees will conduct activities such as improving aquatic habitat through...
This $1,995,649 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Forest Service aims to increase access to emerging private markets for climate mitigation and forest resilience for underserved and small acreage landowners through training and technical assistance. The award, made under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will be used by the non-profit organization The Forest Stewards Guild, doing business as The Forest Trust, to provide cost-sharing,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,139,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). Through this agreement, ABC will collaborate with FWS to complete conservation activities at the Rice Lake and Tamarac National Wildlife Refuges in Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include habitat improvement and reforestation, ash swamp tree establishment, and water...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $105,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Grasslans Charitable Foundation (Grasslans). Through this agreement, Grasslans will serve as the fiscal agent to enroll 2-4 private landowners in New Mexico in the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program. Grasslans will provide technical and financial assistance to these sub-recipient landowners to implement on-the-ground habitat conservation...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $162,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc. under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program. The funding will support the delivery of livestock water infrastructure and improved grazing management practices on Bureau of Land Management allotments and private lands in north Valley County, Montana. The project aims to enhance the resilience of the northern sagebrush ecosystem and greater...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement on August 21, 2023 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) under the CFDA Program 10.683 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Through this agreement, NFWF will provide a range of goods and services related to habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, conservation planning, and administration of competitive grant programs supporting on-the-ground projects across the United States. Key...
This award of $185,574.49 under Cooperative Agreement F24AC01292 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is part of the Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.682). The primary purpose of this award is to provide temporary, experienced skilled workers aged 55 and older to help conduct road, trail, and infrastructure maintenance, as well as protect refuge resources and improve wildlife habitat and refuge infrastructure to make it more resilient to climate...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $464,100.59 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The funding will support ABC's collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to hire a Kirtland's Warbler recovery forester. The key products and services to be delivered include:
Increasing the acres or quality of conserved and managed forest habitats consistent with the Kirtland's Warbler...
This $6 million cooperative agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service on July 12, 2022, to run through September 30, 2026. It is being administered under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation program (CFDA #10.683), which provides funding and works with partners to implement conservation projects across the United States.
Through 10 sub-awards, the agreement will support various habitat restoration, species protection, and forest management projects....