The federal Cooperative Agreement award L24AC00272, issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), provides $3,514,950.79 to the Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG) to assist the BLM in planning efforts for the National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center (NISRC). Specifically, CBG will facilitate discussions between BLM headquarters and other federal agencies to determine strategic directions for the NISRC, analyze...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), seeks to develop opportunities to support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management in seed collection work for recovering the coastal meadow ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest over the next three years. The total funding for this award is $198,187.47, with a performance...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $350,000 cooperative agreement to Native Plant Trust Inc., doing business as Garden in the Woods, to develop a native seed network in New England and increase the availability of high priority native seed for conservation from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026. This award was made under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), which provides assistance to identify, conserve, manage, and enhance natural,...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, provides $111,278 to the Institute for Applied Ecology to increase the availability of native plant seed and materials for habitat restoration projects in the High Plains region of New Mexico. The project aims to expand the supply of locally-adapted native seeds, create private sector jobs, enhance grower capacities, and expand agency botanical capacity to...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $135,250 Cooperative Agreement (F25AC00611) to the Institute for Applied Ecology under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660). The funding will support a 3-person crew to collect wild native seed from sagebrush steppe habitat sites in central Washington. These native seed collections will be used to grow plant plugs, conduct larger-scale seed amplification, and establish seed storage to support future habitat restoration efforts....
This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $961,655.92, granted by the National Park Service under the CFDA 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship program, aims to increase the quantity, diversity, and effectiveness of native forbs and grasses for restoration of wildlife habitats and post-wildfire rehabilitation on public lands in California. The primary objectives are to: 1) Develop genetically appropriate native plant material through seed increase and testing for use in habitat restoration...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI FWS) awarded a $489,897 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to the Lake County Forest Preserve District in Illinois. This 3-year project aims to expand upon previous habitat restoration efforts at the Greenbelt Forest Preserve to create a more continuous and resilient ecosystem for native plant and animal species. Key management activities will include controlling aggressive native and invasive woody...
This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement, funded under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631), provides $199,430 to support native seed collection, curation, and production efforts in California to implement the California Native Seed Strategy. The project augments ongoing collections across National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management lands, and expands ex-situ seed production through contracts and agreements....
This $431,910 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660) aims to enhance the availability of genetically diverse, locally sourced native seed in Nevada. The project will increase the total supply of diverse native seed species and build the technical knowledge and experience of Nevada-based producers in growing native plants to support post-wildfire rehabilitation and restoration efforts across the Great...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $15,031,566.02 cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to support the administration and expansion of its Great Lakes programs, including Sustain Our Great Lakes (SOGL), Chi-Cal Rivers Fund (Chi-Cal), Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund (SEMI), and Conservation Partners Program's Great Lakes Priorities (CPP). Through this CFDA 15.662 Great Lakes Restoration grant, NFWF will manage and oversee sub-awards for...