Cooperative Agreement L20AC00159

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 (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 Forest Service Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $103,000 Cooperative Agreement to Campbell County Weed & Pest, operating as Campbell County Weed And Pest Control District, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation Program (CFDA 10.717). This funding supports the organization's efforts to manage annual grasses, noxious weeds, and invasive species within Campbell County, Wyoming. The project aims to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $202,356 Cooperative Agreement to Carbon County Weed And Pest Control District in Wyoming under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691). The funding will support noxious and invasive plant treatments on federal lands within Carbon County, Wyoming over the 4-year period from April 2024 to October 2027. Carbon County Weed And Pest, a local government entity, will leverage its expertise in vegetation management and invasive species...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), provides $695,000 in funding to the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) to assist in controlling invasive annual grasses in sagebrush landscapes. The goal is to enhance native plant communities and improve sage steppe grassland habitat for a variety of wildlife species. Under this 5-year project, the WWPC will administer...

The State of Wyoming Office of State Lands received a $1,128,024 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) on June 5, 2023. The grant completion date is June 4, 2028. The award will support hazardous fuels reduction on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands adjacent to national forests and grasslands in Wyoming to reduce wildfire risks and damage to natural resources. As...

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...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $105,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, awarded on July 30, 2024, supports the Big Horn County Weed & Pest District's comprehensive noxious weed management and ecosystem restoration efforts in Big Horn County, Wyoming. The grant is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717), which aims to address critical infrastructure needs, enhance ecological...

This $304,465.20 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, will fund weed treatment, assessment, and inventory activities on BLM-managed public lands in Custer County, Idaho over a 5-year period from August 2024 to August 2029. The project aims to address the degradation of native plant populations caused by invasive species, which can increase wildfire risk, reduce carbon...

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture received a $175,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region on August 4, 2022 to support invasive species plant management in Wyoming through December 31, 2025. The funding will support efforts under the Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA #10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Specifically,...