Cooperative Agreement L13AC00291

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) supports the restoration of several severely degraded stream systems and wetland habitats in the area administered by the BLM Taos Field Office in New Mexico. The non-profit organization RIO Grande Return will employ low-tech process-based restoration techniques to remove non-native and invasive species, plant native...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507) provides $7,084,481 to the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority to reconnect approximately 11 acres of floodplain habitat along 1,900 linear feet of the Rio Grande. The project will excavate the riverbanks, allowing water to stretch across the floodplain and restoring the river's...

This $103,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's (NPS) Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) supports research, resource management, and habitat restoration activities in Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River in Texas. The project will: Control invasive exotic vegetation along 25 miles of the Rio Grande riparian corridor within Big Bend National Park to improve recreational access, riparian diversity, and habitat quality. Conduct...

This $455,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey will support the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in its efforts to examine and repopulate endangered plant species impacted by border wall construction in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Over four years, the university will conduct field surveys; collect seeds; establish a plant nursery; grow thousands of endangered plants from seed; transplant newly grown plants into suitable habitats; monitor transplantation...

This federal Project Grant award of $330,885 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to The Great Springs Project, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Austin, Texas. The funding will support the development of a watershed restoration and access plan for a highly urbanized section of the Lower Colorado River around Austin. The plan will guide the implementation of strategic projects focused...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...

The National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...

The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, in collaboration with the Kawuneeche Valley Ecosystem Restoration Collaborative (KVERC), received a $1,182,400 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The award will fund a study and design project to restore the Kawuneeche Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park to a natural beaver-willow ecosystem. Key activities include developing...

This $110,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.245 - Plant Conservation and Restoration Management), supports a project to better understand and quantify the impacts of water harvesting structures and strategic grazing management on vegetation restoration in the Hatch and Mesilla Valley region of New Mexico. The key objectives are to develop a comprehensive restoration design and monitoring approach, and to work closely with ranchers to implement grazing...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $949,261.05 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Waynesboro, Virginia under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program (CFDA 15.658). The grant funding supports habitat improvements, water quality enhancements, and recreational access projects along the South River in Waynesboro. Key activities include the installation of a constructed wetland, daylighting of a currently piped stream...