The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes received a $302,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The project aims to partner with the BLM to plan and implement ecosystem restoration initiatives on tribal and BLM-managed lands in Idaho. Key activities include hazardous fuels reduction, native plant revegetation, post-fire riparian restoration, tamarisk treatment, and mitigation of insect and disease infestations in...
This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will enable Owyhee County, Idaho to implement a variety of wildfire mitigation and adaptation activities in a high-risk watershed area. The project objectives include reducing hazardous fuels through adaptive fuels reduction, enhancing citizen awareness and action through public outreach, and implementing these efforts through seasonal staffing. Key deliverables will...
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...
This $304,465.20 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will fund Custer County, Idaho to complete weed treatment, assessment, and inventory on BLM-managed public lands from August 2024 through August 2029. The project aims to combat invasive species that degrade the landscape, increase wildfire risk, and disrupt ecosystem functions, using an integrated pest management approach involving chemical, mechanical,...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) provides $495,740 to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) to improve upland vegetation communities degraded by invasive plants. The funding will be used to conduct aerial herbicide treatments and post-treatment assessments across acres of affected lands in Idaho. Specifically, the project will fund helicopter flight time and purchase herbicide and seed to accomplish...
This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, provides $1,516,278.38 to the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) to implement a range of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration activities. Key services to be delivered include: programmatic planning and development, implementation of vegetation treatments to improve forest health and reduce fire risk, administrative support,...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region awarded a $442,800 Project Grant to the Idaho Department Of Lands to support the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The award period runs from August 11, 2023 to July 31, 2028. Through this funding, the Idaho Department Of Lands will deliver a range of services to reduce hazardous fuels and mitigate the risk of destructive wildfires on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands across...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Idaho Department of Lands under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant supports efforts to reduce the risk and long-term damage of destructive wildfires by decreasing hazardous fuel loads on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands across Idaho. The funding will enable the Idaho Department of Lands to implement a range...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $442,800 Project Grant to the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant, awarded on July 29, 2024, supports IDL's efforts to mitigate wildfire risks across non-federal lands in Idaho through activities such as implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape assessments, and developing action plans to improve...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228), supports a comprehensive wildfire mitigation project in Montana. The $188,997.52 award, granted to Missoula County on September 18, 2024, will fund fuel reduction activities, such as thinning and prescribed burning, on public and private lands within the Clark Fork and Blackfoot watersheds. This work aims...