Cooperative Agreement L20AC00054

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $438,402.85 Cooperative Agreement to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) on August 1, 2024. This 5-year award, titled "THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON", is funded through the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA #10.069) and aims to address the management of invasive annual grasses across central and eastern Oregon....

The Oregon Department of Agriculture received a $326,316 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to conduct a cooperative noxious weed management project for state and private lands through December 2025. Administered under the Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), the award will support efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging invasive plants. Specifically, the funding will enable collaborative weed...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to support the Cooperative Support of Invasive Noxious Weed Control Program. The funding will be used by ODA to deliver a comprehensive range of invasive plant management services across Oregon, including statewide surveys, monitoring, sample testing, and data collection to prevent and control the spread...

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 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), provides $516,468.50 in funding to the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council to expand the adoption of climate-smart grazing land management practices in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The project, titled "EXPANDING OUR REACH: INCREASING THE ADOPTION OF CLIMATE SMART MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING LANDS...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $371,315.86 was granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716). The award was made on September 24, 2024 to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to provide noxious weed treatments in wildfire-burned areas across the state of Oregon. The project will run for 5 years, with a completion date of September 23, 2029. As a state government...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture will receive $225,712 over four years through December 2026 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to conduct cooperative noxious weed management on state and private lands under the federal Forest Health Protection grant program (CFDA 10.680). This Project Grant will support the Oregon Department of Agriculture in protecting and managing non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest insects, disease agents, and invasive plants....

The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District will receive $420,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Region under the Good Neighbor Authority federal grant program (CFDA 15.015). The funding will support the District's ongoing efforts to control invasive and noxious weeds on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands through June 2023. Significant progress has been made in recent years of funding to diminish infestation levels and prevent the...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $249,546.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028). The project will evaluate and determine the efficacy of proposed chronic wasting disease (CWD) management actions to protect the health and viability of the Columbian white-tailed deer population in Oregon. As part of this award, the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife...