Cooperative Agreement L16AC00408

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...

This $1,999,950 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The project, awarded to the Urban Forest Carbon Registry in August 2024, delivers three key solutions over 3 years to enable hundreds of land trusts to enroll thousands of rural landowners in carbon offset and ecosystem services programs: Technical assistance toolkits to help landowners assess eligibility,...

This $1,421,821 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658) supports the acquisition and long-term stewardship of approximately 275 acres of land within the Onondaga Lake watershed in New York. The project aims to implement the preferred restoration alternative of land preservation to address natural resource damages, as outlined in the 2017 Onondaga...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management California Region awarded a $129,282 cooperative agreement to American Conservation Experience from September 1, 2022 through July 31, 2027. The award supports the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program, officially titled the CFDA 15.243 program, through inventory monitoring and assessment internships related to SSNM TRAIL. Interns will inventory, monitor, and assess public lands and trails to support the Bureau of Land...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,978,714 Cooperative Agreement to Magnolia Land Partners Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The purpose of this 3.5 year award is to advance the participation of underserved landowners in compliance-based biodiversity and environmental markets. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating access to private environmental...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $127,063.00 to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) to conduct a comprehensive inventory of Maryland state rare plants in the Piscataway (PISC) unit of National Capital Parks East. The project will build on previous inventory work and Maryland...

This $424,578 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) supports the National Urban and Community Forestry Inventory and Assessment Project. The project aims to collect long-term maintenance records to improve the management of urban and community forests across the United States. Specifically, the funding will enable Mississippi State University to develop and maintain a comprehensive...

This Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The $1,763,109 award will fund the creation of regional carbon buyer hubs to connect small and underserved forest landowners to new pools of local and regional buyers for carbon offset credits. The prime awardee, the Urban Forest Carbon Registry, will serve as the national coordinating center, providing...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $266,667.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) supports The Trust for Public Land (TPL) in analyzing and optimizing public access to forest areas at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. The award period spans January 2, 2025 to June 30, 2029. Through this grant, TPL will leverage its expertise in environmental planning, historical preservation, and sustainable...

The University of Montana, through a $128,166 cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Land Management's Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), will develop vegetation mapping methods and products to identify the extent and distribution of the annual invasive grass species Ventenata dubia (ventenata) in eastern Montana. The project will involve the BLM Miles City Field Office working with the University's Spatial Analysis Lab to provide field data on known ventenata...