This $304,465.20 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will fund Custer County, Idaho to complete weed treatment, assessment, and inventory on BLM-managed public lands from August 2024 through August 2029. The project aims to combat invasive species that degrade the landscape, increase wildfire risk, and disrupt ecosystem functions, using an integrated pest management approach involving chemical, mechanical,...
This $1,189,339.20 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.243 Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program, supports conservation and resource management projects on public lands in Nevada. The project will further the BLM's existing partnerships with the Elko District Office to deliver restoration landscape work. Key activities include habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, invasive species management, and environmental...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $733,965 Cooperative Agreement under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The award, effective from January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2030, supports the following key products and services: Developing genetically appropriate native plant material seed for use in habitat restoration efforts across...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $2,215,745.95, is provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). The funding will support The Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps division in delivering a range of natural resource management services across Nevada BLM districts. Key activities include enhancing and conserving rangelands to combat climate change through grazing management, vegetation...
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...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $399,950.96 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Fire Chiefs Association, Inc. under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228). The purpose of this 5-year project is to issue subawards to eligible entities throughout Nevada to support two key areas: 1) Hazardous Fuels Reduction and 2) Education and Outreach in the Wildland Urban Interface. The Nevada Fire Chiefs...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), is providing $240,843.52 to the County of Iron, Utah to develop and implement a strategic Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. The goal is to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor invasive and noxious weed populations on public and private lands within the Color Country Converging Restoration...
The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas awarded a $101,292 cooperative agreement to Meade County, South Dakota under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). The award will support Meade County Weed and Pest Department's efforts to control and manage invasive species in Lawrence and Meade counties through April 2027. Key products and services include identifying and treating invasive species infestations using ATV-mounted spray equipment from May to October....
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $1,000,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (CFDA 15.235) program. The award will fund the refinement of the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) classification based on countywide verification ground truthing efforts completed in Phase I. This includes adding additional levels to the spatial and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) provides $624,318.91 to the Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District to conduct invasive species control on public lands in New Mexico. The project will utilize mechanical brush control on approximately 665 acres and apply herbicide by hand on approximately 150 acres of mixed brush in the BLM's Pecos District. This work aims to improve overall rangeland health,...