Cooperative Agreement L19AC00273

This $500,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 will fund habitat restoration and enhancement efforts through September 2027. The recipient, Sheridan County Weed and Pest Control, will work with participating counties Johnson and Campbell, Wyoming to restore upland and mesic habitat for federally listed threatened and endangered species, as well as other federal trust and state priority resources. Funded activities will...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program provides $695,000 in funding to the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) to control invasive annual grasses and enhance native plant communities in sagebrush landscapes in Wyoming. The project aims to improve habitat for federal trust species, state wildlife species of concern, and other conservation priority species, as well as provide economic benefits to...

This $102,564 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 will fund Pheasants Forever, Inc. to deliver conservation services through September 2027 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program. Pheasants Forever will build capacity to restore, enhance, manage, monitor and evaluate upland and wetland habitats in priority landscapes in Wyoming. Specifically, they will restore and enhance wet meadow, wetland and upland habitats to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $151,800 Cooperative Agreement to Backcountry Hunters & Anglers under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) to support the Wet Meadow Restoration and Fence Removal Project in northwest Colorado. The project aims to address critical habitat loss issues for sage grouse resulting from coal mine expansion in the Danforth Hills. Key planned activities include removing or modifying 10 miles of hazardous fencing and restoring 5 acres...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will restore 1.4 miles of the New Fork River in western Wyoming through a $133,400 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. The Game and Fish Department, in collaboration with Trout Unlimited and the Bureau of Land Management, will complete habitat restoration along the stretch of river characterized by high sedimentation and poor water quality. Restoration activities will include installing engineered...

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 Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control in Wyoming. The funding will be used to treat invasive annual grasses, including ventenata and medusahead, which have infested rangelands in northeast Wyoming. The project aims to protect and restore these rangelands for the benefit of wildlife, livestock, and humans. Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control...

The Targhee Creek Instream and Riparian Habitat Restoration Project on the Slash E Ranch is a $288,642 federal grant award made by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685). The grant, which started in 2023 and will be completed by September 2026, aims to restore ecological integrity by reconnecting historic stream channels, enhancing 1.6 miles of Yellowstone cutthroat trout habitat, and restoring 45 acres of wetland....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) provides $206,346 to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe to implement habitat improvement and management activities across 6,992 acres of sagebrush and mesic meadow habitats in southwestern Colorado. The project aims to support the conservation of sagebrush ecosystems through a holistic approach that pairs grazing management with wet meadow restoration. Key...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $345,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission to support the Bighorn Mountains Beaver, Riparian and Aspen Restoration and Monitoring project. The funding is provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716), which was established to address natural resources-related infrastructure, wildfire management and ecosystem...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $162,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Malta, Montana. The grant will provide livestock water infrastructure and support improved grazing management practices in north-central Montana, a critical habitat area for the greater sage-grouse and other wildlife. The project aims to increase carbon storage, drought...