Cooperative Agreement N624731920004

This $496,130 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658) will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 1,112 acres of tropical rainforest habitat within the Cerro San Gil Watershed Protection Reserve in Guatemala. American Bird Conservancy will work with local partner Fundacion Para El Ecodesarollo Y La Conservacion (Fundaeco) to add the acquired land to the...

The Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) will provide $708,200.00 to the Tucson Audubon Society to facilitate the restoration of old agricultural fields and degraded riparian areas back to native vegetation at Tumacacori National Historical Park in Arizona. The key objectives include removing fencing, preparing soil for seeding, treating non-native plants, and...

This $306,655 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) was awarded on September 23, 2024 under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005). The award provides natural resources professional and technical support for arroyo toad habitat restoration, a nature-based solutions climate project, at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett in Monterey County, California. The prime awardee is the Nevada System of Higher...

This $140,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) supports Envirosurvey Inc., a Puerto Rico-based minority-owned non-profit organization, in implementing operational field strategies to promote habitat connectivity between remnant mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscapes. The key objectives and activities include: 1) Identifying at least 5 coffee plantation properties...

This $142,100 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports a collaborative effort to manage invasive species and protect native arroyo chub populations, as well as provide safe havens for reintroductions of the California red-legged frog. The award, effective from July 8, 2024 to July 8, 2026, exemplifies a partnership-driven approach to endangered species conservation...

This cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) provides $106,175.00 to Selva Investigacion Para La Conservacion En El Neotropico, a non-profit organization, for a project in the Eastern Andes of Colombia. The project aims to characterize the remaining mid-elevation forests in the region through a participatory process with local communities and...

This $108,170 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the CFDA 15.808 "U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection" program will support research by the University of Montana to evaluate threats to at-risk amphibian species in the western United States. The award, with a project period from September 2024 to September 2029, will fund field surveys, remote sensing analyses, and data compilation to determine how factors such as drought,...

This cooperative agreement award of $105,631.83 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will support the Tucson Audubon Society in conducting research and producing reports and recommendations to inform management of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System federal grant program, the Society will complete two phases analyzing potential declines in burrowing owl breeding success at...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $309,396 cooperative agreement to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The agreement will support coastal and wetland restoration in two priority areas of the Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve in Puerto Rico. Specifically, Protectores De Cuencas Inc. will implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement...

This Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2, under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615), provides $360,464.95 to the Arizona Game and Fish Department to acquire and conserve land in Pima County, Arizona for habitat protection of several targeted species. As the sub-recipient, Arizona Game and Fish Department will use the funding to negotiate land acquisitions from up to three owners, develop management plans...