The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), through its Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, awarded a $410,813.50 Cooperative Agreement to the Alatna Tribal Council on August 12, 2024. The purpose of this award is to fund hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance projects from 2023-2027 in the Village of Alatna, Alaska. The Alatna Tribal Council will use the funds to hire qualified local and other workers to accomplish fuels reduction and maintenance projects, making the community more...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $827,415.60 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA #15.015) program to the Village of Kaltag, a federally recognized Indian tribe in Alaska. The purpose of this grant is to fund hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance projects from 2024-2028 in the Alaskan community of Kaltag. The Kaltag Tribal Council will use the funds to hire qualified local workers to create and maintain firebreaks and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a Cooperative Agreement grant totaling $445,142 to the Huslia Tribal Council under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The purpose of this 5-year grant, running from August 2024 to August 2029, is to fund hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance projects in the Alaskan community of Huslia. The Huslia Tribal Council will use the grant funds to hire local and qualified workers to create and maintain fire breaks...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award L24AC00523, valued at $3,331,954.32, was granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The award will fund Salcha-Delta Swcd, a U.S. state government entity, to implement a 5-year project focused on restoring impacted watersheds and improving ecological resilience in Alaska's Yukon, Kuskokwim, and Norton Sound regions. Key project activities will include invasive...
The Nulato Tribal Council was awarded a $235,450 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Alaska Region under the Good Neighbor Authority federal grant program. The award will fund hazardous fuels reduction projects in the Alaskan village of Nulato from 2023 through 2026. Specifically, the Tribal Council will use award funds to hire local and other qualified workers to maintain existing fuel breaks surrounding parts of the community, create new fuel...
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...
This 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, aims to reduce wildfire risk, increase community resilience, and improve forest health in the Coeur d'Alene District of Idaho. The $164,376.11 award, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2029, supports two key activities: 1) Providing a qualified fire crew to assist with hazardous fuels reduction, including...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded the Burns Paiute Tribe a $482,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. Through this 5-year agreement, the tribe will enable co-stewardship and management of federal lands, leveraging traditional ecological knowledge to support habitat restoration and cultural resource protection efforts. The partnership aims to foster closer collaboration between the tribe and BLM's Oregon-Washington Region, allowing the...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.015 - Good Neighbor Authority) provides $640,404 to the Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District to develop a regional native plant nursery in Fairbanks, Alaska. The project aims to address the limited availability of native plant seedlings and seed required for ecosystem restoration following disturbances such as wildfire, forest management, mining, and erosion. Key...
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...