Cooperative Agreement L20AC00211

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) to the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, doing business as Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The 4-year award period runs from September 2024 to September 2028. The project aims to expand the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program on BLM lands in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. This will provide...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $260,000 to The Nature Conservancy to support wildlife habitat conservation and ecological restoration activities in Utah. The key products and services to be delivered include: Updating vegetation mapping and modeling for the Hamlin Valley and Bald Hills areas to assess the effectiveness of BLM's land management...

This $144,768 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) funds The Institute for Bird Populations to document the presence and trends of pinyon jay and other bird species in the Richfield Field Office of Utah's BLM-managed lands. Over the 3-year performance period from October 2024 to September 2027, the project will use autonomous recording units to survey avian diversity and identify hotspots in areas with and without...

This cooperative agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Threatened and Endangered Species program (CFDA 15.246), will provide $113,132.49 over the award period from August 27, 2024 to August 26, 2029 to Utah State University. The funding will support a range of activities to inform BLM's management decisions for approximately 124 rare plant species across Utah, including species surveys and monitoring, species status assessments, database management, and coordination...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $198,880.46 Cooperative Agreement to the Great Basin Bird Observatory, a non-profit organization, under the Department of the Interior's Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The funding supports the integration of wildlife occurrence data, specifically land bird data, into BLM's Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) program across 125-150 sites in the Great Basin region. Key objectives include: Collecting land bird occurrence...

This $482,100 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224) supports a partnership between the BLM Utah Heritage Program and the Utah State Library Division to advance cultural resource management and public engagement. Key activities include: Incorporating and maintaining cultural resource site records and surveys in a timely and accurate manner....

The Bureau of Land Management Utah Region awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to Utah State University under the Wildlife Resource Management federal grant program (CFDA 15.247) to analyze strategies for improving Utah prairie dog translocation success. Over the 2022-2027 period of performance, USU will statistically analyze five years of data from the BLM Cedar City Field Office's ongoing studies testing various translocation methods. USU will then devise a two-year research strategy...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $105,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Recreation and Visitor Services program (CFDA 15.225) to the Birds of Prey NCA Partnership (BOPP), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Idaho. The funding will support BOPP's efforts to enhance public access, engagement, and stewardship of the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area through a variety of activities, including: Hosting the annual Snake River Raptor Fest outreach...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) will provide $1,500,000 over 5 years to the University of Idaho to assess and document the trajectory of wildlife habitat restoration projects on BLM lands in Idaho. The project will utilize field-based and drone-based monitoring to evaluate restoration outcomes at both the site and landscape level, and will employ and train youth field crews from the...

The Bureau of Land Management awarded a $27,491,700.25 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The award supports a 5-year project focused on restoration and improvement of forest, rangeland, and watershed health across federal, non-federal, and tribal lands in Utah. Key activities include enhancing fish and wildlife habitats, treating insect- and disease-infected trees, and reducing hazardous fuels. This...