Cooperative Agreement L25AC00203

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $145,488.20 Cooperative Agreement to the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). Through this award, TEP operates the Northwest Oregon Restoration Partnership (NORP) program, which promotes healthy habitats in northwest Oregon's coastal and Columbia River priority basins by providing a sustainable supply of native plant materials for restoration...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,600,577 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, a non-profit organization in Garibaldi, Oregon. The funding will support the recovery of threatened Oregon Coast Coho by restoring estuary and river habitat in the Sand Lake Estuary. Key activities include breaching the Beltz Dike, replacing three culverts, and restoring tidal wetlands....

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has been awarded a $125,819.44 Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The award, valid from August 19, 2024 to August 18, 2029, will support TNC's efforts to address barriers to cultivating native plant species for restoration projects in the western U.S. sagebrush ecosystem. Specifically, TNC will establish the Red Canyon Ranch native plant nursery to conduct...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award F25AC00551, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), supports a three-year project by The Understory Initiative, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to increase native plant habitat along the Oregon coastline. The $200,306 award will enable the organization to provide technical assistance, procure foundation seed lots from the U.S. Fish and...

The Oregon Tilth, Inc., doing business as Oregon Tilth Certified Organic, was awarded a $125,000 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. The award period is from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2025. Under the cooperative agreement, Oregon Tilth Certified Organic will provide technical assistance and outreach to agricultural producers to promote environmental...

The East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District was awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to support the People's Garden Initiative Let 'Em Grow project from April 2023 through December 2025. Under this award, the Conservation District will provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations in East Multnomah County, Oregon. Services...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,000,100 Project Grant to The Nature Conservancy under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program. The grant will fund the Equitable and Just Canopy Cover Greater Portland Area Project from September 2022 through September 2025. The project aims to increase tree canopy cover equitably across the Portland, Oregon metro region through two sub-awards. The Blueprint Foundation and Urban Greenspaces Institute...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $350,000 cooperative agreement to Native Plant Trust Inc., doing business as Garden in the Woods, to develop a native seed network in New England and increase the availability of high priority native seed for conservation from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026. This award was made under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), which provides assistance to identify, conserve, manage, and enhance natural,...

Tillamook County will receive a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to remove up to six failing culverts that are fish barriers and restore salmonid habitat in up to six streams for up to 9.2 miles of restored access. The project supports NOAA's strategic goals of protecting, restoring, and managing coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $15 million cooperative agreement to Oregon Tilth, Inc. under the Market Protection and Promotion federal grant program (CFDA 10.163) to provide support to transitioning and organic agriculture producers in the U.S. Northwest. Through the five-year award period ending October 2027, Oregon Tilth and eleven sub-awardees will deliver farmer-to-farmer mentoring, community building, technical assistance and training, and...