Cooperative Agreement L09AC15298

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $274,334.59 Multistate Conservation Grant (CFDA 15.628) to the Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) to conduct a research project that identified strategies for state fish and wildlife agencies (SFWAs) to effectively attract and engage non-resident hunters. The key objectives of the project were to: 1) Identify optimal messaging, imagery, timing, and media placement to attract non-resident hunters to underutilized game...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 (CFDA 15.631 - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program) is focused on restoring aquatic habitat connectivity in Tennessee and Alabama. The primary recipient, the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA), will utilize the funding to implement a 5-year project to survey and prioritize aquatic barriers, develop comprehensive databases of fish habitats,...

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...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,020,250 Formula Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. This grant funds operations at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Native Fish Hatchery in the San Luis Valley. The hatchery rears a variety of native threatened, endangered, and at-risk aquatic species that are often little understood. Fish and boreal toads from the facility are important...

This $141,504 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the construction of over 13 miles of fencing to exclude cattle from Parks Creek and Hole in the Ground Creek in Anderson, CA. This will protect and enhance 3.76 miles of in-stream and 23 acres of riparian wetland habitat, benefiting the federally listed Southern Oregon Northern California Coast Evolutionarily...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670), has awarded a $248,500 Cooperative Agreement to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to support and coordinate wildlife conservation efforts across multiple priority areas. Through this agreement, AFWA will partner with the USFWS to provide staffing, leadership, and independent contractor support for initiatives focused on climate change, amphibian and reptile conservation, invasive...

Protectores De Cuencas Inc. was awarded a $1,664,909.78 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to design and construct a customized fish passage at the Culebrinas River Dam in Puerto Rico. The project aims to address connectivity limitations and facilitate migration for native freshwater fish species in the river, which rely on a diadromous life cycle requiring migration between freshwater and marine environments. Through this two-year...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Foundation) received a $500,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support the sixth year of a public-private partnership between the Foundation and USFWS to improve habitat quality in key western big game wildlife migration corridors, stopover areas, and winter ranges. Through May 2028, the Foundation will leverage the federal funding...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $137,267 cooperative agreement to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The award will support implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan through the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. The Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program objectives include providing funding to states to...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Partners for Conservation, Inc. a $201,190 cooperative agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. Under this award, Partners for Conservation will work with the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to develop products that increase awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife approach both inside and...