Cooperative Agreement L17AC00050

The Centennial Valley Association Inc., a non-profit organization in Dillon, Montana, was awarded a $526,463.64 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). The five-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2029, will focus on preventing, detecting, and controlling the spread of invasive weeds across 83,000 acres of BLM-managed lands in the Centennial and Sage Creek watersheds in southwestern...

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas awarded a $101,292 cooperative agreement to Meade County, South Dakota under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). The award will support Meade County Weed and Pest Department's efforts to control and manage invasive species in Lawrence and Meade counties through April 2027. Key products and services include identifying and treating invasive species infestations using ATV-mounted spray equipment from May to October....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $100,000 through a Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Land Management's Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) to the Montana Department of Agriculture. This funding will be used to build capacity for the Southeast Montana Invasive Annual Grass Task Force by enabling participating counties to accurately map infestations, conduct pre- and post-treatment vegetation monitoring, print and distribute educational materials...

The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District, a U.S. Local Government entity, received a $144,000 Cooperative Agreement from the USDA Forest Service under the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665) to manage noxious weeds and mitigate wildfire risks within Big Horn County, Wyoming. The 5-year award, effective May 31, 2024 through January 1, 2029, funds the District's integrated pest management activities, such as surveying and treating invasive Russian olive, saltcedar, and...

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...

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...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), provides $135,000 to the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition (ENLC) to conduct chemical control and other methods to manage six priority invasive and noxious plant species over a 5-year period from September 2023 to September 2028. The target species include Dyers woad, Russian knapweed, spotted knapweed, hoary cress, Canada thistle, and leafy...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $295,397.14 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on October 1, 2023 under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This grant will fund a 5-year project to remove invasive primrose plants and restore the Laguna Creek area in California. The project aims to prevent, detect, control and monitor invasive plant populations on public lands to support the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $119,113 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Department of Agriculture to continue critical biocontrol activities in Colorado. The agreement supports the selection, rearing, and release of biocontrol agents to manage rangeland ecology, noxious weeds, and pests on Colorado's rangelands and throughout the western U.S. Key activities include identifying new agents, rearing them, and releasing them...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) to the County of Sheridan, doing business as Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control, to undertake treatment of invasive annual grasses, such as ventenata and medusahead, in northeast Wyoming. The project aims to protect and restore rangelands in the region for the benefit of wildlife, livestock, and humans. Specific goals include preventing the...