The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $495,740 Cooperative Agreement to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The purpose of this 5-year agreement is to improve degraded upland vegetation communities by treating invasive plants across a targeted acreage. Funding will be used to hire a helicopter contractor for aerial herbicide application and conduct inventory assessments of the treatment areas....
This $103,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.230 - Invasive and Noxious Plant Management) supports Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development, a non-profit organization, in implementing invasive plant management projects across Oregon and Washington. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include conducting field surveys, mapping invasive species, applying integrated pest...
This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA #15.015) program will support wildfire mitigation and adaptation efforts in Owyhee County, Idaho. The key products and services to be delivered include: Reducing hazardous fuels in the Boise Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) through adaptive fuels reduction treatments such as creating fuel breaks, mastication, tree trimming/removal, weed control,...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement to Eureka County, Nevada under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230) from September 11, 2022 through September 10, 2027. Under this award, Eureka County will coordinate and perform noxious and invasive weed control on BLM-administered lands in Nevada, including inventory and mapping of weed species, treatment of identified weeds subject to time and funding...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $112,838 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program to Elmore County, Idaho. The funding supports ecosystem restoration projects across federal, non-federal, and tribal lands within Elmore County, one of the worst wildfire corridors in the United States. Key activities include mitigating invasive species, creating firebreaks along county roadways, and implementing other natural resource...
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 (BLM) awarded a $268,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The agreement aims to cooperatively manage BLM lands designated as "Wildlife Tracts" for the benefit of wildlife in south-central Idaho. Key activities include: Ground-truthing surveys in Year 1 (CY 2025) to validate the IDFG's previous prioritization of the Wildlife Tracts. Implementing habitat...
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 $5,075,487.58 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) will support the implementation, monitoring, and strategic integration of conservation projects in Idaho to improve climate resilience and habitat quality. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will work with the BLM's Salmon and Challis Field Offices, the Idaho BLM State Office, and other regional/state partners to...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $105,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, awarded on July 30, 2024, supports the Big Horn County Weed & Pest District's comprehensive noxious weed management and ecosystem restoration efforts in Big Horn County, Wyoming. The grant is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717), which aims to address critical infrastructure needs, enhance ecological...
This $304,465.20 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, will fund weed treatment, assessment, and inventory activities on BLM-managed public lands in Custer County, Idaho over a 5-year period from August 2024 to August 2029.
The project aims to address the degradation of native plant populations caused by invasive species, which can increase wildfire risk, reduce carbon sequestration, and negatively impact ecosystem biodiversity and function. Custer County will use an integrated pest management approach involving chemical, mechanical, biological, and manual methods to target priority invasive species such as yellow starthistle, medusahead, vipers bugloss, and Eurasian watermilfoil. The county will also develop mapping and data management capabilities to track treatment and inventory activities in alignment with BLM's NISIMS format.