Cooperative Agreement L20AC00128

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $255,000 Project Grant to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to fund an invasive plant management program on private, non-federal, public, and tribal lands adjacent to federal forested lands in Wyoming from February 2023 through December 2025. The grant supports the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA #10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $627,110 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.228 - BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities) to Oregon State University to restore sagebrush rangelands dominated by invasive annual grasses. The project will use a combination of precision conservation tools and dormant season grazing regimens to generate science-based data to better manage fine fuels on sagebrush rangelands. Key objectives...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments a $300,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The funding will support hazardous fuels reduction activities across non-federal lands in Wyoming to mitigate wildfire risks, aligned with the Forest Service's Wildfire Crisis Strategy. Specific activities to be carried out through this 5-year grant award (Jul 2024 - Jun...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $380,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program to Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control in Wyoming. The grant funds will be used to develop and implement improved noxious weed control methods to mitigate the impacts of invasive plants on native landscapes and habitats in northern Wyoming. Specifically, Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control will apply herbicides, monitor invasive species...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments Division, doing business as Financial Reporting Manager, on Jun 12, 2024. The grant funding supports activities to mitigate wildfire risks across non-federal lands in Wyoming, including implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing...

The State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments will receive $254,848 under a five-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station to conduct hazardous fuels reduction activities from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. The grant funding will support efforts by the State of Wyoming to reduce hazardous fuels as part of the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA #10.697). Specifically, the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $306,475 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments on June 17, 2024. This grant will fund activities to mitigate wildfire risks in the Crow Creek watershed, including implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, and developing action plans to improve forest health and community wildfire protection....

The Utah Weed Supervisors Association (UWSA) received a $226,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. The grant was awarded under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680) on July 11, 2022 for a five-year period concluding on June 30, 2027. Under the award, UWSA will provide cooperative cost sharing for invasive plant programs. Specifically, UWSA will work to protect and manage...

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...