Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award

Carbon County Weed And Pest Control District received a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Region under the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program (CFDA 15.015), awarded October 1, 2025, with performance extending through September 30, 2030. Under this five-year agreement, the awardee will conduct fuels treatments and invasive species management activities across BLM-managed lands in Carbon County and the surrounding Wyoming region. Deliverables include noxious weed and invasive species identification, treatment, and monitoring using methods such as herbicide application, mechanical removal, and biological controls; hazardous fuels reduction activities; and post-fire rehabilitation efforts to reduce wildfire risk and enhance ecosystem health on public lands.

This award builds upon Carbon County Weed And Pest's established track record as a local government partner for landscape-scale vegetation management projects. The GNA program facilitates partnerships with counties and states to expand federal capacity for forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration on BLM lands and adjoining private and tribal lands. The organization's prior federal awards from BLM, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Reclamation demonstrate its expertise in invasive species management and wildfire risk mitigation across Wyoming's diverse terrain and land ownerships.