Cooperative Agreement F25AC01976

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded a $275,190.00 Cooperative Agreement on March 4, 2024 to the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676). Through this award, the SCA intern will learn about native bees and produce a baseline species list, a georeferenced database of collected bees, and a database of host plants and associated pollinator species. The intern will report all...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) provides $226,045.15 to support the engagement of two members from the American Conservation Experience (ACE) nonprofit organization. The award funds a Pollinator Data Management and Decision Support Member to assist with national pollinator conservation data management and support USFWS pollinator science communication functions....

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), awarded a $248,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Polistes Foundation, Inc. This 4-year award aims to enhance the delivery of pollinator research and identification capabilities in the United States through collaborative partnerships. Key outcomes will include: 1) identifying opportunities to enhance pollinator science and training through interagency collaborations, 2) establishing partnerships with...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program, will evaluate the adaptive suitability of three plant species for supporting pollinators in the Northeastern U.S. under projected climate change conditions. The $305,228.34 project, conducted from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, will investigate whether plants from southern regions can better support local pollinators compared to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program provides $108,586.61 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct research on pollinator presence and plant-insect interactions within Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota. The project will develop sampling methods to collect data on bee and butterfly species of conservation interest, generating...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program provides $147,013 to North Carolina State University (NC State) to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments for at-risk insect pollinator species in the Southeastern U.S. and U.S. Caribbean. The key activities include: 1) convening an advisory committee of state, territory, and tribal partners to identify priority pollinator...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $284,260.01 to Colorado State University to document native pollinator species, map host plants, identify invasive bee species, and determine habitat restoration needs across 6 parks in the Intermountain Region. The project will run from July 17, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The findings will be used by the parks to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $385,000.00 to the Xerces Society Inc. to collect species presence data on bumble bees and butterflies at five national park units in the Northern Great Plains Network. The primary objective is to inform invasive vegetation management, controlled burning, and compliance determinations for these pollinator species. The data...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $300,537.92 Project Grant to the Little Traverse Conservancy Inc., a non-profit organization based in Michigan. The grant, funded through the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608), will support the development of an ecological conditions assessment program to inform conservation management activities on over 30,000 acres of land owned and managed by the Little Traverse Conservancy and Southwest...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $310,302 Cooperative Agreement to Pollinator Partnership, doing business as Coevolution Institute, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award, with a performance period from January 5, 2024 to March 30, 2027, supports the "URBAN FARMING FOR POLLINATORS" project. Pollinator Partnership, a woman-owned non-profit organization focused on...