Cooperative Agreement N627422220002

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), through the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program (CFDA 12.017), awarded a $4,140,000 cooperative agreement to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to restore natural ecological processes and enhance flood mitigation and water recharge above and adjacent to the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) installations on Kauai. The 5-year project, which began on Sep 14, 2023, aims to implement land...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005) provides $247,872.00 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to conduct biodiversity monitoring of freshwater and estuarine communities in Halawa Stream, Oahu, Hawaii over a 3-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The University of Hawaii, as a leading research institution in Hawaii, will...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service provides $2,800,000.00 in funding for the "Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration" program (CFDA 10.731) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The award will support building capacity for implementing effective cooperative forestry, wildlife, and climate programs in the Pacific Islands region over a period of approximately 4 years, from January 2025 to January 2029. The project...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. Specifically, the University of Hawaii at Manoa will apply and scale up...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the County of Hawaii. The funding will be used to protect and restore native forests in three priority watersheds on the island of Hawaii. This effort aims to increase groundwater availability to better meet the community's fresh water supply needs, as intact forests capture more fog and transpire less water. The...

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources has been awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The grant will fund efforts to monitor, improve, and restore two historically and ecologically important estuaries on Hawaii Island. Key activities include removing invasive vegetation, cultivating and planting native aquatic...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council as the fiscal agent for the Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance. The funding will be used to (1) update the Mauna Kea Watershed Management Plan 2010, (2) create a five-year action plan with input from watershed partners, and (3) develop a wildfire protection and post-fire response plan for over 416,000 acres of...

The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife will receive $1,411,192 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program to protect 1,900 acres of forested and wetland habitat on the island of Hawaii from invasive species and disease. Working with the Kohala Watershed Partnership, the department will remove feral pig populations that have contributed to the loss of over half of Hawaii's original forests. They will also...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $959,757.00 in federal funding to the Board of Water Supply in Honolulu, Hawaii. The award will support the replacement of 3,900 linear feet of aging potable waterline infrastructure in the Kahilinai Place and Aiea Heights Drive area. Key project activities include installing approximately 1,250 linear feet of 8-inch main along Aiea...

This $261,678.61 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program will establish a partnership between the NPS and the University of Hawaii at Manoa to manage invasive vegetation and re-establish native species in NPS units and adjacent lands in Hawaii. The project will serve as a template for other parks and partner organizations to add funds for invasive vegetation...