Cooperative Agreement L20AC00419

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The County of Malheur received a $100,000 cooperative agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program (CFDA 15.015), effective February 2, 2026, through February 1, 2031. This partnership between the Malheur County Noxious Weed Department (MCNWD) and the Vale District BLM delivers comprehensive invasive species management services across public and private lands in Oregon. Primary deliverables...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Clark County, Nevada received a $19.3 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada Region under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), CFDA 15.235, awarded on February 11, 2026. The project, with a completion date of February 10, 2031, will develop and construct enhancements across approximately 8 acres within the Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. The deliverables include the...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $121,735.38 Cooperative Agreement to Lane County, Oregon under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program. The agreement, effective from July 23, 2024 to July 23, 2027, will support the ORWA SRS LANE JUVENILE FOREST WORK TEAM project. Through this funding, Lane County will undertake activities to improve the management and conservation of BLM-administered lands in the Oregon-Washington region, including...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $274,176 Cooperative Agreement under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) to Discover Your Northwest, a non-profit organization based in Seattle, WA. The Cooperative Agreement funds the delivery of a youth wildfire education program in central Oregon, including a curriculum focused on fire ecology, mitigating wildfire risks, and fostering responsible fire behavior and community safety practices....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Idaho Department of Transportation (IDOT) received a $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program (CFDA 15.015), effective September 16, 2025, through September 15, 2030. Under this agreement, IDOT will conduct noxious weed spraying and reseeding, along with hazardous tree removal from highway rights-of-way across ten Idaho counties within BLM District 3 (Ada, Adams, Boise,...

This $129,910.30 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228), aims to reduce the abundance of exotic annual grasses within the Upper Rogue Oak Initiative project area in southwest Oregon. The Understory Initiative, a woman-owned non-profit organization, will collaborate with BLM to strategically apply prescribed burning and follow-up herbicide treatments to clear meadows of invasive...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $134,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program to the Wheeler Soil And Water Conservation District in Oregon. The agreement will fund the restoration of 480 acres of retired agricultural lands in the floodplain to native vegetation. This project will provide wildlife with food sources and cover, while also reducing sedimentation entering river systems to enhance fish habitat. The five-year project period runs...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded the Burns Paiute Tribe a $482,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. Through this 5-year agreement, the tribe will enable co-stewardship and management of federal lands, leveraging traditional ecological knowledge to support habitat restoration and cultural resource protection efforts. The partnership aims to foster closer collaboration between the tribe and BLM's Oregon-Washington Region, allowing the...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Hood River County received a $170,939.34 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228), awarded September 25, 2025, with a five-year performance period through September 24, 2030. The primary deliverable is the establishment and operation of a full-time Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator (WMC) position to lead comprehensive community wildfire risk reduction efforts...

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...