Cooperative Agreement L21AC10358

The Colorado First Conservation District (CFCD) was awarded a $294,717 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to promote a collaborative and scientifically driven approach towards conserving and restoring sagebrush ecosystems in Moffat County, Colorado. The project aims to protect critical sagebrush habitats that support over 350 native wildlife species, including the greater sage-grouse, through seeding, planting, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $905,712.34 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance Program grant to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). CPW will subgrant the funding to the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado for the development of Tabor Lake. The project will design and construct an approximately 0.7-mile long, 8-10 foot wide concrete and crusher fines trail around the lake to replace an...

The National Park Service awarded a $216,680.28 Cooperative Agreement to the California Conservation Corps (CCC) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to rehabilitate and restore the Mount Wanda trails at the John Muir National Historic Site in California. The project includes tread work, water bar installation, rock removal, filling in ruts, repairing entrenched areas, brushing, and replacement of approximately 90 linear feet of chain link...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $133,000 Cooperative Agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support restoration of 2.7 river miles of Meryl Creek located on Sunrise Mountain Ranch in Beatty, Oregon from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2028. Key products and services include reversing channel incision, reconnecting approximately 100 acres of historic floodplain...

This Cooperative Agreement award under the National Park Service's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $104,862 to the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) to repair trail damage caused by a 2020 wildfire in Rocky Mountain National Park. The project will involve RMYC crews working alongside the park's trail crew to re-align destroyed trail sections, rebuild lost structures, and re-establish difficult-to-locate trail corridors. This partnership...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $779,220.83 Cooperative Agreement to the Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. (MCC) under the CFDA 15.243 Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program. The award, effective from December 20, 2024 through September 30, 2028, will fund MCC's efforts to improve the condition of several streams and meadows across the BLM's field office using low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) techniques. The project will also repair damaged sections of...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (under CFDA 15.931 - Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities) provides $131,552.21 to American Conservation Experience, a non-profit organization, to perform trail improvement and maintenance work at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The project objectives include rehabilitating trails to policy standards, improving safety, and maintaining approximately 20 miles of trails per year. Key activities...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded $258,488 to Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. under a Cooperative Agreement from January 3, 2022 to January 2, 2025. The funding supports culvert replacement work along Walker Creek as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program (CFDA 15.234). This program continues to provide supplemental funding for schools, roads, and additional employment opportunities through investments...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, will provide $164,408.01 to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to restore 20-30 miles of stream habitat and improve sage grouse and other wildlife habitat. The DNRC will subaward to the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) to implement low-tech, process-based restoration projects over the next five years...

This Cooperative Agreement award under the National Park Service's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $191,171.60 to the Montana Conservation Corps, Inc. to enhance trail infrastructure and restore natural resources in Yellowstone National Park. Over a 16-week period, the project will engage young adult crews from the Montana Conservation Corps to repair damaged trails, replace deteriorated structures, and mitigate environmental impacts along...