Cooperative Agreement L19AC00047

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 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 (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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $220,890 Project Grant to Mississippi Valley State University to investigate the effects of Nicandra physalodes, a plant containing alkaloids, on the growth and development of noxious weeds, including Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu grass), Echinochloa crus-galli (Barnyard grass), and Lolium multiflorum (Italian ryegrass). The research aims to explore an environmentally friendly, cost-effective integrated weed...

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...

This $240,018 Project Grant was awarded on August 12, 2024 by the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA). The grant supports a cooperative effort between ODA and the state/private landowners in Oregon to manage noxious weeds on state and private lands. Key activities under this 4.5-year project include conducting invasive species surveys, implementing weed control treatments, and monitoring ecosystem health...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) provides $129,500 to the County of Sheridan, doing business as Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control, for the Burned Area Emergency Response Weed Management Project. The project will conduct aerial and hand treatments to prevent the expansion of invasive plants and noxious weeds into native plant communities in areas burned by the Elk Fire and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), is providing $240,843.52 to the County of Iron, Utah to develop and implement a strategic Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. The goal is to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor invasive and noxious weed populations on public and private lands within the Color Country Converging Restoration...

This federal Project Grant award of $245,000 was provided on July 18, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. The grant funding will support noxious thistle treatments in Taos and Colfax Counties, New Mexico over a performance period ending on December 31, 2026. The key activities under this grant include: Completing a pedestrian survey to map the locations and extent of Canada...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) provides $362,587.50 to the City of Madison, Mississippi for bank stabilization and erosion control projects due to storm damage. Specifically, the funding will support damage survey reports and implementation of runoff retardation, erosion prevention, and streambank stabilization measures at two sites in...