Cooperative Agreement L20AC00418

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $268,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The agreement supports a two-year project to manage and enhance wildlife habitat on BLM lands designated as "wildlife tracts" in south-central Idaho. In the first year, a wildlife technician will conduct ground surveys to validate previous habitat prioritization efforts. In the second year, the...

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 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 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) provides $495,740 to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) to improve upland vegetation communities degraded by invasive plants. The funding will be used to conduct aerial herbicide treatments and post-treatment assessments across acres of affected lands in Idaho. Specifically, the project will fund helicopter flight time and purchase herbicide and seed to accomplish...

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes received a $302,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The project aims to partner with the BLM to plan and implement ecosystem restoration initiatives on tribal and BLM-managed lands in Idaho. Key activities include hazardous fuels reduction, native plant revegetation, post-fire riparian restoration, tamarisk treatment, and mitigation of insect and disease infestations in...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $297,983.34 Cooperative Agreement under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) to the Tri-County Firesafe Working Group Inc., a non-profit organization in Montana. The project aims to reduce wildfire risk and build community resilience through forest health improvement, wildlife habitat conservation, and support for forest industries. Key deliverables include providing education and outreach to...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement to Eureka County, Nevada under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) from September 11, 2022 through September 10, 2027. Under this award, Eureka County will coordinate and perform noxious and invasive weed control on BLM-administered lands in Nevada, including inventory and mapping of weed species, treatment of identified weeds subject to time and funding...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $432,366.68 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization in Oregon. The funding supports a 3-year project to implement important maintenance treatments on 120 acres of BLM lands adjacent to the city of Jacksonville, OR. Key activities include ecological thinning, lopping and scattering, hand pile burning, and prescribed under...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Red Lodge Fire Department under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228). This 5-year agreement, running from August 2023 to August 2028, will fund the Red Lodge Fire Department's fuel mitigation crew to conduct forest thinning, create defensible space around homes and properties, and dispose of slash piles in Carbon County, Montana. The funding will be...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) to the County of Tooele, Utah. The purpose of the award is to fund activities that reduce the risk of wildfire, including roadside and field mowing, community clean-up, transporting fire-risk fuels, thinning and limbing trees, and prescribed burning. The expected outcomes are to reduce wildfire risk by implementing vegetation...