Cooperative Agreement L25AC00157
- This $499,740 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports the Cosumnes River Watershed Seed Amplification Project conducted by the non-profit organization River Partners. The project aims to help restore natural areas in the Cosumnes River watershed by producing locally-sourced native seeds and plants. Key activities include seed collection, propagation,...
- This $733,965 cooperative agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports the University of Nevada, Reno in developing genetically appropriate native plant materials, implementing and assessing seed-based restoration techniques, and inventorying/monitoring rare plant species and their associated communities. The 5-year project aims to restore habitats, conserve biodiversity, and engage underserved...
- 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...
- Through this $113,035 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, also known as the California Botanic Garden, will provide a range of native plant conservation services to support the BLM's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). Key activities include seed banking, specimen collection, species surveys, taxonomy research, and restoration propagation, with a focus on rare...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $324,190.75 Cooperative Agreement to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (doing business as California Botanic Garden), a non-profit organization, under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The funding supports the development of propagation protocols for 11 rare plant species impacted by solar energy development in California over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September...
- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $986,250.54 Cooperative Agreement to the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) on September 20, 2024 under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The funding supports CNPS's efforts to conduct assessments, inventories, and monitoring of riparian, wetland, and related habitats across California over a 5-year performance period ending September 19, 2029. Key project activities include vegetation mapping, rare plant monitoring,...
- This $113,181.39 Cooperative Agreement awarded 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 ex situ conservation and population genomic research of Peirson's milkvetch (Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii), a rare plant species found in California. The award to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (doing business as California Botanic Garden), a non-profit organization, will fund a...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) provides $626,384 to the Center for Plant Conservation, Inc. to support rare plant species conservation efforts in the Intermountain West region. The project aims to assemble ex situ plant collections from wild populations, creating seed and gene banks as well as botanical garden living collections. These off-site conservation efforts are intended to support...
- 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...
- This $180,395 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas will support Special K Ranch, Inc. in advancing native plant conservation and restoration efforts through 2027. Funded by the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), the award will increase production of native seeds harvested east of the Rocky Mountains for revegetation projects addressing issues such as wildfires, drought, and overgrazing. Special K...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), will support a $412,119.88 project to collect and save native seeds at the Cosumnes River Preserve (CRP) in California. The project, conducted by Conservation Science Global Inc., a non-profit organization, will collect seeds from at least 20 different plant species, aiming for a total of 1.5 million seeds, over the 2025-2027 growing seasons. The collected seeds will be used to support native plant restoration efforts at CRP and the Bend Seed Extractory. The project will also train two field workers through the American Conservation Experience program. Additionally, the partner will coordinate with the BLM to clean and evaluate the collected seeds, saving some for future use and research, while growing the remaining seeds at a nursery or using them for on-site restoration.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 5/15/25 | ||
| Not listed | $412.1k | 1/8/25 |