Cooperative Agreement L09AC15690

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $144,148.65 to support watershed inventory and restoration projects in Utah. The primary activities include: Collecting field data on water resources such as water quality, flow, plant species, and site conditions at springs, streams, water wells, and livestock ponds in high priority water right adjudication areas including...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $869,746 to the University of Montana to support the collection of inventory, monitoring, and assessment data in riparian and wetland habitats in Nevada. The key activities to be performed include: Conducting random and targeted riparian and wetland surveys using standardized Aquatic Inventory, Assessment, and Monitoring...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality $525,000 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support federal grant program (CFDA 66.419) from August 15, 2021 to June 30, 2026. The funding will allow the state to carry out programs to assess, protect, and improve water quality in rivers, streams, groundwater and other waterbodies. Specific activities include conducting assessments and outreach,...

Under this $140,197.05 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.243 "Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" program, the American Conservation Experience (ACE) will provide a member to gain hands-on experience in water resource management. The ACE member will assist the St. George Field Office staff with field data collection and analysis activities, including measuring water flow, water quality, and site characteristics, as well...

This $162,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will fund the Pueblo of San Felipe in New Mexico to carry out a program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The project will focus on testing surface water quality to assess potential impacts from the nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244), provides $631,251 to the University of Montana's O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West to develop ecological monitoring datasets and conduct novel research related to lotic (flowing water) habitats on BLM lands in Nevada. The key activities under this 5-year award include: 1) Collecting aquatic resource data using the BLM's Assessment, Inventory, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $247,745.07, was issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244). The project partners the University of Nevada, Reno and Carroll College to improve water quality and riparian habitat conditions impacted by acid mine drainage from past mining activities in the Perry Canyon Creek watershed. The key products and services to be delivered include: Designing a sustainable and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $214,872.18 to support conservation and environmental stewardship activities conducted by the American Conservation Experience (ACE) in Utah. Under this agreement, ACE members will assist the St. George Field Office with their environmental restoration efforts. This includes controlling invasive weeds through herbicide treatments...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237), provides $402,139.93 to the Walker Basin Conservancy (WBC) to conduct robust ecological monitoring on public lands managed by the BLM in Nevada. Over the 2-year award period, WBC will hire and train 6 seasonal field staff annually to operate 2 crews surveying approximately 70 terrestrial and 10 riparian/wetland assessment plots per year using...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $1,999,999.96 Cooperative Agreement to Utah State University (USU) on September 18, 2024 under the BLM's Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244). The funding will support USU's work with the Riverscapes Consortium, BLM, and other partners to establish a "Healthy Riverscapes Initiative" that focuses on low-tech, process-based restoration to improve the condition and expand riverscape habitat on BLM-managed lands. Key...