Cooperative Agreement L12AC20594

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District in New Mexico. The objective of this 1-year project is to be part of a multi-agency effort for the control of noxious and invasive weeds. Key activities include: 1) Inventorying and treating noxious weeds, 2) Restoring native vegetation, and 3) Developing educational materials on noxious weed...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. The District will deliver rangeland restoration and wildfire risk reduction services across southern New Mexico, with primary activities including hand thinning, piling, lopping, and scattering of juniper; herbicide treatment...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the Colorado First Conservation District. The agreement will fund the hiring of trained and experienced personnel to conduct a vegetation production study within a Herd Management Area (HMA) in Colorado. The study will follow BLM Technical Reference 1734-7, Ecological Site Inventory, Chapter 4, and will deliver plot locations, field data, and estimated...

This cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Region provides $145,504.38 to the Public Lands Interpretive Association to develop an interpretive plan and site designs for the Cross Bar Management Area in northern Texas from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The interpretive plan and site designs will educate visitors about recreational opportunities and the historical significance of the area as a strategic helium reserve under...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $255,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the San Juan Soil & Water Conservation District. The award funds the treatment of 9,782 acres of sagebrush across multiple jurisdictions in New Mexico through aerial application of tebuthiuron, a vegetation management herbicide. The project will deliver rangeland restoration services...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cooperative Agreement award under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) provides $445,333.34 to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) to conduct 32 crew weeks per year for 4 years of travel management implementation projects on public lands in Colorado. The project will include activities such as installation of signs, trail maintenance and construction, restoration, and other...

The San Juan Soil & Water Conservation District received a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The award funds watershed-scale monitoring and restoration activities across the San Juan Basin in New Mexico designed to improve rangeland and watershed health. Primary deliverables include vegetation treatments to reduce hazardous fuel...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a 5-year $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Dona Ana Soil & Water Conservation District under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to address two key issues in Dona Ana County, New Mexico: noxious invasive plants and watershed management. The project will focus on invasive plant control to reduce impacts on natural resources and agricultural operations, as well as inventory and assess existing watershed structures like dams...

This $250,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Utah Region will support the Pueblo of Zuni in developing recommendations to inform the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service's Benm Management Plan from 2022-2027. Under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224), the Pueblo of Zuni will provide guidance to ensure the Benm Management Plan reflects the Tribe's values and relationship to natural and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a five-year Cooperative Agreement totaling $648,000 to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (CDNR), effective September 22, 2025 through September 21, 2030, under the Environmental Quality and Protection program (CFDA 15.236). Under this agreement, CDNR will conduct inventory and mitigation activities on abandoned mine lands and hazardous sites located on BLM-administered lands in Colorado, addressing...