This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) supports projects that address wildlife habitat restoration, data monitoring, and climate change impacts on public lands. The award funds initiatives focused on three key objectives: 1) identifying and supporting wildlife habitat restoration projects that improve connectivity for species like big game and...
This $1,064,623.50 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), will support Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI) in implementing science-driven habitat restoration actions and ongoing wildlife monitoring to benefit bat and other wildlife populations on BLM-managed lands over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. Key activities will include water restoration, invasive plant removal,...
This $2,215,745.95 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), supports environmental conservation efforts in Nevada. Over a 2-year period, the awardee, The Great Basin Institute (GBI), will employ 10 field crews to collect ecological monitoring data at a minimum of 552 points across 5 BLM districts in Nevada. This data will assist BLM Nevada in enhancing rangeland management,...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to support springsnail monitoring within the BLM Ely District from September 2021 through September 2026. Under this award, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will conduct monitoring of springsnail populations on BLM lands to support the agency's Wildlife Resource Management program objectives. The CFDA-listed program aims to improve wildlife and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), provides $1,189,339.20 to The Great Basin Institute for environmental conservation and natural resource management projects across BLM-managed lands in Nevada. The award period runs from September 17, 2024 through April 18, 2025. Key activities to be supported include habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, invasive species...
This $176,671.62 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246) supports research to investigate the habitat use and behavior of bat species of conservation concern, with a focus on how these bats respond to various forestry management practices implemented to minimize wildfires in the western United States. The award to the University of Wyoming will fill critical...
This Cooperative Agreement award under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, funded by the National Park Service (NPS), supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. Specifically, Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI), a non-profit organization, will...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $152,845.62 and issued on September 20, 2023, supports a project through the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) managed by the National Park Service. Under this award, Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI), a non-profit organization, is partnering with the National Park Service to map and survey bat populations in a series of mine complexes located within Death Valley National...
This $742,149.54 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Threatened and Endangered Species program (CFDA 15.246) supports research and monitoring activities focused on the distribution, population status, and threats to the Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-Eared Bat) in Montana. The key objectives are to: 1) characterize the known distribution of the species in Montana, 2) evaluate the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's...
This $1,228,154.45 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the White-nose Syndrome National Response Implementation program (CFDA 15.684) supports the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABAT). NABAT is an interagency initiative designed to monitor bat distribution and abundance across North America, providing critical data to inform conservation management decisions. Through this award, the Wildlife Management Institute, Inc. will deliver a comprehensive...