Cooperative Agreement L21AC10459

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, ID L24AC00618, was granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The $324,190.75 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, supports Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (doing business as California Botanic Garden) in developing propagation protocols for 11 rare plant species impacted by solar energy development in California....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660) provides $1,075,524 to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) to develop propagation protocols and growing guidelines for priority native forb species in the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau regions. The key products and services to be delivered under this 4-year award include: Conducting laboratory testing to determine stratification and scarification...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award L24AC00610, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, doing business as the California Botanic Garden, in assessing habitat suitability models for eight plant species in development focus areas for renewable energy. The $257,813.90 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September...

The U.S. Geological Survey is providing a $235,604 Cooperative Agreement award under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program (CFDA 15.820) to the University of Hawaii to assess the success and vulnerability of rare plant introductions in Hawaii. This 2-year project will leverage 20 years of rare plant population data to: Identify the effects of management interventions and climate variability on reintroduced rare plant populations in Hawaii through modeling...

The Cooperative Agreement award of $536,000 from the Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) supports Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in executing a 5-year project to collect native plant seeds in the Mojave Desert ecoregion of California. The project focuses on comprehensive seed collection, species surveys, taxonomy research, and restoration propagation, with a particular emphasis on threatened, endangered, and sensitive plant species. As...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $288,704 in funding to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) to assess the impact of solar energy development and transportation corridors on the movement and connectivity of four key wildlife species: Sonoran pronghorn, mule deer, bobcat, and kit fox. The project aims to collect GPS collar data from at least 80...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), provides $318,750 to The Evergreen State College to support the Sagebrush Steppe Plant Materials Project. The primary goals are to: Develop infrastructure to scale up production of sagebrush steppe seed materials, especially native forb and shrub species. Expand the diversity of plant species and ecotypes available for...

This $112,985 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), seeks to enhance the management of rare and endangered plants in New Mexico. The project, which runs from September 2024 to September 2029, will deliver two main products: Detailed conservation genetic studies of BLM-sensitive plant species such as Astragalus ripleyi, Sclerocactus species, and rare Mentzelia...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $442,094 Project Grant through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to advance the conservation and recovery of six rare plant species found on the northern Channel Islands off the coast of California. The project, led by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG) and its collaborators, will implement critical surveys, seed collections, seed increase, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to Little Prince of Oregon Nursery, Inc. on August 31, 2023. The grant will support the installation of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements at the nursery's facilities in Oregon. Eligible project activities may include the deployment of solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal systems, energy-efficient lighting...