Cooperative Agreement L20AC00279

This $129,997 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under its Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), supports two primary objectives: Providing tools and assisting with data collection and management of snowpack data for water resource planning for the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. This includes deploying a hydroclimatic automated weather station and using uncrewed aerial systems to collect high-resolution snowpack data, which will be integrated and...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246) to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to determine the presence, habitat selection, and density of common ravens in relation to anthropogenic structures and subsidies within the range of the endangered Gunnison's sage-grouse population in Colorado. The project aims to provide comprehensive information about the impacts of raven predation on the Gunnison's...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) provides $110,000 to Western Colorado University to conduct applied research related to vegetation, fuels, fire history, and species habitats in the Upper Gunnison Basin. The key products and services include: 1) Assessing the effects of recent fire activity and fuels management treatments on Gunnison...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $125,413.20 cooperative agreement to Mobilizegreen, Inc. to introduce youth to careers in natural resource management through the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands federal grant program (CFDA 15.243). Under the five-year award beginning September 21, 2022, Mobilizegreen will provide seasonal work experience for youth such as wildlife and plant monitoring and educational program support on the BLM's McInnis Canyon and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $123,499.20, was issued on January 13, 2025 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The award recipient, Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA), will deploy youth interns to assist the BLM's recreation program with travel and transportation management plan implementation, visitor contacts, and monitoring of recreational use on BLM lands in Colorado....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), provides $400,000 in funding to the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The funding will support expanding the organization's Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program to conduct additional bird surveys on BLM lands in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The expanded monitoring will provide robust...

FEDERAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $255,000 Cooperative Agreement to the San Juan Soil & Water Conservation District under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. The project will treat 9,782 acres of sagebrush across multiple jurisdictions in New Mexico through aerial application of tebuthiuron (TEB) to restore rangeland health and productivity. Core...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $879,053.98 to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to conduct a multi-year study of the hydrogeologic system along the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico. The primary activities include compiling and synthesizing previous research, conducting field measurements of river gains/losses and spring flows, and performing geochemical analyses. The project...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) for the project "Social Network Analysis of the Environmental Justice and Climate Justice Community Active in Climate Adaptation and Conservation." The project, running from September 16, 2024 to September 15, 2026, will identify and map relationships between organizations engaged in...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the Colorado First Conservation District. The agreement will fund the hiring of trained and experienced personnel to conduct a vegetation production study within a Herd Management Area (HMA) in Colorado. The study will follow BLM Technical Reference 1734-7, Ecological Site Inventory, Chapter 4, and will deliver plot locations, field data, and estimated...