Cooperative Agreement L23AC00558

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $295,397.14 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on October 1, 2023 under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This grant will fund a 5-year project to remove invasive primrose plants and restore the Laguna Creek area in California. The project aims to prevent, detect, control and monitor invasive plant populations on public lands to support the...

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 Washington State Department of Agriculture received a $225,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to implement the Washington State Integrated Noxious Weed Management Project from February 2021 through December 2025. The grant funding will support noxious weed management efforts through the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging insects, diseases,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $380,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program to Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control in Wyoming. The grant funds will be used to develop and implement improved noxious weed control methods to mitigate the impacts of invasive plants on native landscapes and habitats in northern Wyoming. Specifically, Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control will apply herbicides, monitor invasive species...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), provides $135,000 to the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition (ENLC) to conduct chemical control and other methods to manage six priority invasive and noxious plant species over a 5-year period from September 2023 to September 2028. The target species include Dyers woad, Russian knapweed, spotted knapweed, hoary cress, Canada thistle, and leafy...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $100,000 through a Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Land Management's Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) to the Montana Department of Agriculture. This funding will be used to build capacity for the Southeast Montana Invasive Annual Grass Task Force by enabling participating counties to accurately map infestations, conduct pre- and post-treatment vegetation monitoring, print and distribute educational materials...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to support the Cooperative Support of Invasive Noxious Weed Control Program. The funding will be used by ODA to deliver a comprehensive range of invasive plant management services across Oregon, including statewide surveys, monitoring, sample testing, and data collection to prevent and control the spread...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture received a $326,316 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to conduct a cooperative noxious weed management project for state and private lands through December 2025. Administered under the Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), the award will support efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging invasive plants. Specifically, the funding will enable collaborative weed...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $119,113 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Department of Agriculture to continue critical biocontrol activities in Colorado. The agreement supports the selection, rearing, and release of biocontrol agents to manage rangeland ecology, noxious weeds, and pests on Colorado's rangelands and throughout the western U.S. Key activities include identifying new agents, rearing them, and releasing them...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to the State Of Washington Department Of Agriculture to implement an "Integrated Noxious Weed Management Project" from July 5, 2023 through February 28, 2027. This grant is funded through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Under this award,...