This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) provides $245,379.27 to the Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation, Inc. to support native plant conservation, restoration, and research activities across public lands in California. The 5-year award period runs from September 19, 2024 to September 19, 2029. The foundation will deliver a range of services focused on developing genetically...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $181,421.14 Cooperative Agreement to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Inc. under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). This five-year award, running from September 3, 2024 to September 3, 2029, supports the organization's efforts in California to conserve, research, and restore native plant populations. Key activities include monitoring rare plant species, conducting botanical surveys, performing taxonomic...
This $257,813.90 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (also known as the California Botanic Garden) in assessing habitat suitability models for eight plant species in renewable energy development focus areas in California. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will enable...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $157,837.24, was provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The award supports native plant conservation, restoration, and research activities focused on San Diego and Imperial Counties in California. Key objectives include addressing climate change impacts, restoring habitat health, supporting biodiversity, and engaging underserved communities. The...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $141,832 Cooperative Agreement to the Desert Research Institute (DRI), a research center within the Nevada System of Higher Education, under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). This 3-year award, effective August 27, 2024, will support DRI's research and technical services to advance native plant conservation, restoration, and ecological management efforts across public lands in...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior (DOI) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $961,655.92 to develop genetically appropriate native plant materials for use in habitat restoration and rehabilitation on public lands in California. The 5-year project, which began on September 1, 2024, has the following specific objectives: Develop genetically appropriate native plant material, including a minimum of 5,000 lbs of pure live seed...
The University of California, Berkeley has received a $105,424.53 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will fund research to identify the causes of a large-scale die-off of screwbean mesquite (Prosopis pubescens) in southeastern California and neighboring areas of Arizona and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports native plant conservation, restoration, and research activities in California's Mojave Desert ecoregion. The $536,000 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is made to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, a non-profit organization in Claremont, California. The key...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $733,965 Cooperative Agreement under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The award, effective from January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2030, supports the following key products and services: Developing genetically appropriate native plant material seed for use in habitat restoration efforts across...
This $680,605.20 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) supports the development and deployment of native plant materials used on BLM lands across the central plateaus and mountain regions. Key activities include native seed collection, evaluation, field establishment, seed production, certification, and storage, as well as restoration of native plant...