Cooperative Agreement L09AC15574

This $349,988.71 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Forest and Woodlands Resource Management Program (CFDA 15.233) supports a project to rigorously monitor the effects of science-based forest management treatments designed to restore and improve forest ecosystem function, promote wildlife habitat, and respond to climate change in the Inland Northwest and Northern Rockies region. Key activities include: Establishing a long-term vegetation monitoring network...

The Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, will receive $1,000,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The funding will support continued maintenance of severely fire-prone areas within the Ashland All-Lands Forest Restoration project boundaries above Ashland, Oregon through activities such as...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a 5-year, $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Mid Klamath Watershed Council (MKWC) under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The primary goals of this fuels reduction project are to treat 490 acres of tribal and private lands within the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership planning area through manual thinning (240 acres) and prescribed burning (250 acres). Treatment activities will include...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, through the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), awarded a $490,274 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University. The goal of this multi-year project is to assess the tools, methodologies, and governance practices that can be used to mitigate the impacts of large wildfires in the western United States, such as watershed impairment and habitat recovery for critical species. The research will involve a literature review,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 has awarded a $640,000 Cooperative Agreement to MT. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS), a non-profit organization, to improve forest resiliency on community forest lands and priority private working forests adjacent to Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge and the Klickitat River Canyon in Washington. The funding, provided through the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674), will...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $791,000 cooperative agreement to the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council on September 15, 2022 under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The three-year award will support projects to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and reduce risks from natural disasters on non-federal lands in California through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the El...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $1,789,608 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to Colorado State University on June 4, 2021 with a completion date of May 31, 2026. The grant funded hazardous fuel reduction activities on approximately 200 acres of forested land in Colorado through mechanical treatments and prescribed burns. Work was conducted by two sub-awardees and included...

This $1,450,000 Project Grant award by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service supports the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The award will fund hazardous fuel reduction treatments on 78.8 acres of private and municipal property within the Village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Key activities include reducing overstory tree density, removing hazardous and diseased trees, and mitigating surface and ladder fuels to create defensible space around...

Wildfire Adapted Partnership will implement Archuleta County, Colorado's Community Wildfire Protection Plan from 2023 through 2028 under a $1.48 million project grant from the USDA Forest Service. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), the project involves assessing wildfire risks and developing mitigation strategies to protect life, property, and natural resources from wildfire damage. As a non-profit organization...

This $478,832 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA #15.232) will fund research and tool development to improve landscape-scale fuel treatment strategies for reducing wildfire risk and increasing climate resilience. The project, led by the University of Montana, will assess how the spatial configuration, topographic locations, and types of fuel treatments impact fire behavior and burn severity across landscapes. Key...