Cooperative Agreement L21AC10514

The Oregon Desert Land Trust and partners received a $417,250 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 through July 15, 2027. The funding is provided under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to assess, protect, and restore streams, springs, and wet meadows in Oregon's Trout Creek and Pueblo Mountains. Key activities over the five-year period include continuing to assess and prioritize wet...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research Program (CFDA 11.431) will develop an evaluation framework and set of adaptation indicators using a community-based approach in the U.S. Southwest. The $149,837 project, conducted by the University of Arizona, will involve in-depth interviews with community representatives and leaders across multiple sectors in Arizona and New Mexico. The insights gathered...

The University of Colorado received a $888,273 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The project will develop and deliver detailed quantitative projections of 21st century water balance, water availability, and ecological drought metrics across the contiguous United States. This will be accomplished through ecosystem water balance modeling with a daily time step and multiple soil...

This four-year, $643,306 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund research into alternative leaf water use strategies employed by plants in hot environments. The grantee, Desert Botanical Garden Inc., will quantify alternative water use behavior across diverse species to determine how common it is for plants to prioritize leaf cooling over photosynthesis when temperatures are high. The research aims to improve modeling of vegetation...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Defense (DoD) under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005) provides $306,655.00 in funding to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI) to deliver natural resources professional and technical support for an arroyo toad habitat restoration project at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett in Monterey County, California. The project,...

The University of Arizona was awarded a $349,950.60 Cooperative Agreement from the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program of the U.S. Geological Survey. The goal of this 2-year project is to work with communities around the Great Salt Lake in Utah to understand their experiences with decreasing water levels and develop effective, inclusive plans for conserving lakes, saving culturally important places, and protecting public health. The project team will...

The University of Arizona, as the prime recipient of Cooperative Agreement G24AC00080 from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program, will execute a $349,400 research project titled "Atmospheric Rivers and Downslope Winds as Tollgates of Aridification in the Southwest: Impacts on Water Resources and Wildfire Management." The project aims to assess the long-term impacts of climate change on precipitation patterns,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (CFDA 15.820 - National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers) provides $495,584 to the University of Arizona to cultivate water resilience with indigenous peoples in arid lands of the U.S. Southwest. The project will: 1) Conduct a water quality assessment in the Sanders, AZ area, engaging community members to collect and interpret data, and evaluate barriers to water accessibility and affordability, and 2) Facilitate a...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $189,587 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Oklahoma under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The project, titled "Linking Research and Stakeholder Engagement to Foster Effective Wetland Conservation in a Changing Climate," aims to integrate stakeholders into research on predicted climate change impacts on wetlands and wetland-dependent wildlife across the Great Plains region. Key...

The University of Arizona was awarded a $333,606 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The project will develop high-resolution hydroclimatic maps and data for southern California to assess climate change impacts and support adaptation planning. Key deliverables include spatial data layers for historical and projected future climate and hydrological conditions, 30-year climate summaries, and...