Cooperative Agreement L23AC00139
- The National Park Service awarded a $620,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Alaska Center for Conservation Science under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The project, with a performance period from January 15, 2025 to June 30, 2029, focuses on invasive plant management in Alaska region national parks. It involves early detection and rapid response techniques to control invasive...
- The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $650,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program. The goal of this 4-year project is to implement early detection monitoring and surveillance programs for invasive species in southcentral Alaska, which has been identified as a geographic hotspot for terrestrial, freshwater, and marine invasions. Key objectives...
- The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, will enable Alaska Village Initiatives (AVI) to establish a native plant nursery in Alaska. The $436,480 award, granted on September 10, 2024, will allow AVI to construct a greenhouse, manage the nursery to produce 200,000 native plants per year, restore 3 acres of fire-burned tribal land, and establish a community seed...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the Anchorage Park Foundation a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) on December 20, 2023. This 5-year grant will fund community reforestation efforts in Anchorage, Alaska, including tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, and educational outreach to increase tree canopy cover and provide environmental and social benefits to...
- The Copper River Watershed Project (CRWP) will receive $256,718 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to address invasive weeds in Cordova, Alaska through June 2027. Under the award, CRWP will work cooperatively with the Forest Service to control and eradicate invasive plant species that threaten natural ecosystems and community resources. The funding is provided through the Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA #10.665), which...
- The USDA Forest Service awarded a $177,600 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to determine the extent and severity of an ongoing spruce beetle outbreak in Southcentral Alaska. The grant will fund field surveys and monitoring from June 2021 through April 2025 to protect and manage Alaska's forest resources from damaging insect infestations. As the sub-awardee, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 10 (Alaska Region) awarded $317,904 to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) on September 18, 2025, for a project extending through December 31, 2028. This project grant supports efforts to prevent and slow the transport and dispersal of invasive weed species throughout Alaska. The primary deliverable is the development of weed-free, value-added...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $798,922.66, was provided by the Bureau of Land Management's Alaska Region under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) federal grant program. The award supports a two-phase approach to develop workforce capacity and technical expertise within Alaska for watershed restoration activities. The Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District (Salcha-Delta SWCD) will partner with the Bureau of Land Management to engage tribal entities interested in...
- Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $121,322 to Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on September 20, 2025, under the Aquatics Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) to conduct a two-year research initiative examining the impacts of natural mineral seeps on fish and aquatic ecosystems in Alaska. WCS will collect and analyze fish samples from the Kukpuk River (which contains mineral seeps) and the Ipewik River...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 10 – Alaska Region awarded $928,077 under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Homer Soil & Water Conservation District on September 11, 2025, for a project extending through December 31, 2029. This Project Grant will enhance management, protection, and restoration of south-central Alaska forests across both public and private lands through integrated forest health activities. The award...
THE ANCHORAGE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (ASWCD) HAS LAUNCHED AN INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM AND HAS DRAFTED A PLAN TO DEVELOP THAT PROGRAM. ASWCD ENVISIONS BEING A LEADER OF A ROBUST ANCHORAGE COOPERATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AREA (ANC CISMA) THAT STRATEGICALLY MANAGES INVASIVE SPECIES IN ANCHORAGE AND MINIMIZES THEIR RELEASE INTO ALASKA. ASWCD HAS HIRED A HALF TIME INVASIVE SPECIES SPECIALIST TO START UP THE PROGRAM AND FINISH THE INCOMPLETE ANC CISMA INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT PLAN. WE AIM TO FULLY FUND THAT POSITION AND WE ANTICIPATE HIRING SEASONAL TECHNICIANS TO HELP WITH SURVEYS, TREATMENT, RESTORATION, AND OUTREACH.A TOP GOAL FOR THE ANC CISMA IS TO LIMIT INVASIVE SPECIES SPREAD INTO WILD LANDS BEYOND THE URBANIZED AREA OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE (MOA). TO DO THIS STRATEGICALLY, ANC CISMA NEEDS UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF INVASIVE SPECIES ON THE EAST SIDE OF ANCHORAGE NEAR THE URBAN WILDLAND INTERFACE THAT INCLUDES THE BLM CAMPBELL TRACT. THE ANC CISMA CAN THEN REFINE TREATMENT PRIORITIES BASED ON UPDATED LOCATION DATA AND BEGIN RESTORATION OF THE NATIVE VEGETATION BY MANAGING INVASIVE PLANTS USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND PLANTING AS NECESSARY. ASWCD REQUESTS FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR SURVEYS FOR HIGH PRIORITY PLANT SPECIES ON LANDS SURROUNDING THE CAMPBELL TRACT, AND TO MANAGE HIGH PRIORITY INFESTATIONS AND ACTIVELY RESTORE DEGRADED AREAS.WE KNOW THAT INVASIVE PRUNUS TREES HAD ALREADY SPREAD INTO THE WILD LANDS OWNED BY THE MOA ADJACENT TO THE CAMPBELL TRACT OVER A DECADE AGO. WE BELIEVE THAT ELIMINATING THOSE TREES BEFORE THEY DEGRADE RIPARIAN HABITAT AND CONTINUE THEIR MARCH EASTWARD IS A TOP VALUE ACTIVITY TOWARD PROTECTING WILD LANDS. A SUBSET OF THE ABOVE SURVEY WORK IS TO SURVEY RIPARIAN AREAS ADJACENT TO BLM LANDS EAST OF ELMORE ROAD FOR PRUNUS PLANTS, TREAT THEM USING MANUAL AND CHEMICAL METHODS, AND TO ACTIVELY REPLANT NATIVE SPECIES IN AREAS NEEDING MORE THAN RECOLONIZATION BY EXTANT NATIVE VEGETATION. THE MOA HAS REQUESTED RESTORATION PLANS IN ADVANCE OF AUTHORIZING TREATMENT, SO ASWCD WILL PREPARE AN ADAPTABLE RIPARIAN RESTORATION PLAN AND REVIEW IT WITH THE MOA. THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO FUND STAFF TIME AND EXPENSES TO SURVEY FOR INVASIVE PLANTS ON LAND SURROUNDING THE CAMPBELL TRACT, PLAN RESTORATION INCLUDING COORDINATING WITH MOA PERMITTERS, TREAT INVASIVE PLANTS USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, AND ACTIVELY RESTORE DEGRADED SITES.ONCE ASWCDS INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM IS SET ON COURSE, ASWCD PROFESSIONALS WILL BE ABLE AND AVAILABLE TO ASSIST BLM WITH RESTORATION WORK IN UNSERVED AREAS THROUGHOUT ALASKA, IF NEEDED.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $30.0k | 8/25/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 2/11/25 | ||
| Not listed | $20.0k | 8/22/24 | ||
| Not listed | $20.0k | 9/19/23 | ||
| Not listed | $31.6k | 3/27/23 |