Cooperative Agreement L20AC00368

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District in New Mexico. The objective of this 1-year project is to be part of a multi-agency effort for the control of noxious and invasive weeds. Key activities include: 1) Inventorying and treating noxious weeds, 2) Restoring native vegetation, and 3) Developing educational materials on noxious weed...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) provides $112,500.00 to the Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD) to conduct invasive weed control efforts in New Mexico. The objective is to coordinate with multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders to aerially treat 2,773 acres of creosote-infested rangeland on the W Spear Bar Ranch in Engle, New Mexico using the herbicide Spike 20P. SSWCD...

This $12,238,775.00 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), will fund damage survey reporting, flood mitigation, and dam repair activities in Chaves County, New Mexico. The award, which has an ultimate completion date of October 26, 2025, will support the County of Chaves in implementing critical watershed protection measures to mitigate imminent...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) provides $624,318.91 to the Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District to conduct invasive species control on public lands in New Mexico. The project will utilize mechanical brush control on approximately 665 acres and apply herbicide by hand on approximately 150 acres of mixed brush in the BLM's Pecos District. This work aims to improve overall rangeland health,...

This federal Project Grant award of $245,000 was provided on July 18, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. The grant funding will support noxious thistle treatments in Taos and Colfax Counties, New Mexico over a performance period ending on December 31, 2026. The key activities under this grant include: Completing a pedestrian survey to map the locations and extent of Canada...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $295,397.14 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on October 1, 2023 under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This grant will fund a 5-year project to remove invasive primrose plants and restore the Laguna Creek area in California. The project aims to prevent, detect, control and monitor invasive plant populations on public lands to support the...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a 5-year $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Dona Ana Soil & Water Conservation District under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to address two key issues in Dona Ana County, New Mexico: noxious invasive plants and watershed management. The project will focus on invasive plant control to reduce impacts on natural resources and agricultural operations, as well as inventory and assess existing watershed structures like dams...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) for the Chama Watershed and Wildlife Mitigation project. This project will fund forest restoration treatments to thin a minimum of 500 acres of overstocked forests on steep slopes above the Rio Chama corridor in northern New Mexico. The goal is...

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas awarded a $101,292 cooperative agreement to Meade County, South Dakota under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). The award will support Meade County Weed and Pest Department's efforts to control and manage invasive species in Lawrence and Meade counties through April 2027. Key products and services include identifying and treating invasive species infestations using ATV-mounted spray equipment from May to October....

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), is providing $240,843.52 to the County of Iron, Utah to develop and implement a strategic Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. The goal is to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor invasive and noxious weed populations on public and private lands within the Color Country Converging Restoration...