Cooperative Agreement F25AC02165

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $208,028 Cooperative Agreement to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to restore and enhance wetland habitats on Waterfowl Production Areas in the state's Prairie Pothole region. The project aims to restore uplands and wetlands to improve wildlife habitat, carbon sequestration, groundwater recharge, and flood resiliency within seven priority wetland complexes managed...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), under a $162,534 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), will enhance wetland habitats on ten Waterfowl Production Areas in priority prairie pothole complexes in Iowa from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. FWS and IDNR will oversee restoration projects including repairing and enhancing wetland basins, seeding a newly acquired area from cropland to prairie, and developing long-range management plans. The work...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $213,224.00 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to support wetland and upland restoration efforts in Prairie Pothole Joint Venture priority areas of the Iowa Wetland Management District. The 5-year project, beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2029, will focus on habitat restoration,...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources received a $980,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The award will fund a landscape-scale wetland and grassland restoration project located in the Prairie Pothole Region of Iowa. The project aims to restore or enhance 250 acres of wetland habitat and 200 acres of upland habitat by December 31, 2028. Key activities include addressing invasive species,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $535,000.00 in funding to restore two wetland areas in Iowa. The purpose is to mitigate the effects of climate change-related threats, including flooding, drought, and habitat loss, by restoring resilient wetlands. The project involves wetland restoration work at the Pool Slough Wildlife Management...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $333,367 Project Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The grant supports a 3-year project titled "Breeding and Migration Ecology of At-Risk Birds and Bats within Restored Woodlands of the Missouri River Corridor." The project will conduct wildlife surveys, habitat restoration, species monitoring, and conservation planning activities focused on...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Iowa Department of Natural Resources a $327,571 Project Grant through the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to support "CONSERVATION STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS TO SUPPORT URBAN SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED" from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The grant will fund initiatives focused on conservation planning, data management, public outreach, and development of decision support tools to guide strategic wildlife...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $6,000,000 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The objective of this 3-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to acquire 2,000 acres in Iowa to protect, manage, and improve wildlife habitat, and provide public access for wildlife-related recreational opportunities. This grant supports the Iowa DNR's...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670) provides $260,000.00 in funding to Iowa State University of Science and Technology to conduct scientific research and conservation efforts to address future challenges facing fish, wildlife, and their habitats. The award, which runs from August 15, 2024 to August 14, 2027, will leverage the university's expertise in areas such as...

This $279,104 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.634 - State Wildlife Grants program) provides 3 years of funding to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) to coordinate the implementation, review, and revision of Iowa's State Wildlife Action Plan (IWAP). The primary activities include project management of grants supporting IWAP goals, coordination with conservation organizations, participation on technical committees,...