Cooperative Agreement L21AC10540

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,075,524 Cooperative Agreement under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660) to the State of 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 project aims to increase the availability of locally sourced native forb seed to support restoration efforts across these ecosystems, which will benefit sage...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $608,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands. This grant will fund a range of comprehensive forestry, fire management, and environmental conservation services provided by the Division through May 2029. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and...

This $550,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded 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), will fund the development of a Paiute Native Plant Center in Utah. The Center will include greenhouse nurseries, seed processing facilities, and research areas, while providing native plant workforce training opportunities for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah and rural communities in southern Utah and...

The Bureau of Land Management Utah Region awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to Utah State University under the Wildlife Resource Management federal grant program (CFDA 15.247) to analyze strategies for improving Utah prairie dog translocation success. Over the 2022-2027 period of performance, USU will statistically analyze five years of data from the BLM Cedar City Field Office's ongoing studies testing various translocation methods. USU will then devise a two-year research strategy...

This $381,300 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in executing a range of critical forestry and wildfire management services across the state. The grant funds will enable the Division to provide comprehensive forest management, wildfire prevention, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $132,424 Project Grant to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands (Division) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant funds will support the Division's comprehensive forestry, fire management, and environmental conservation services across Utah. Key activities include developing community wildfire protection plans, conducting...

The Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands received a $582,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This 5-year grant, awarded on May 10, 2023 and completing by March 31, 2028, supports the development of community wildfire protection plans, hazardous fuel reduction projects, genetically superior tree seedling production, rural fire...

This $429,216 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232) aims to investigate how previous managed wildfires influenced the extent, severity, and management tactics used on recent uncontrolled wildfires in the southern Sierra Nevada. The project has six key objectives: (1) identify the environmental factors that led to recent wildfires either burning over or stopping at the boundaries of...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded $4,381,822 to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) from July 25, 2022 to June 30, 2027. The award will support the advancement of forest resources management and conservation on nonfederal lands in Utah through programs related to urban and community forestry, forest...

This $245,350 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program aims to study the effectiveness of using soil and microbial inoculants to improve the growth and survival of giant sequoia seedlings planted in severely burned groves in national parks and forests. The project has three key objectives: 1) Identify how wildfire alters soil conditions and microbial communities in sequoia groves, 2) Coordinate...