Project Grant NR230436XXXXC017

This $300,000.00 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation), will empower the ranching community in northeastern Oregon through management planning, capacity building, and peer-to-peer learning. The non-profit organization Wallowa Resources will implement this project over the period of September 25, 2024 to September 1, 2026. The key activities will include providing technical assistance...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded an $849,999.28 cooperative agreement to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to obtain biology technical assistance in support of programs under the Conservation Reserve Program. The award will provide technical assistance from August 9, 2022 through June 30, 2027 to support the goals of the Conservation Reserve Program, which is authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and aims to assist agricultural landowners with conservation and...

This $134,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will support the restoration of 480 acres of retired agricultural lands to native vegetation in the floodplain in Oregon. The project aims to provide wildlife with food sources and cover, while also reducing sedimentation entering river systems to enhance fish habitat. The agreement was awarded on September 17, 2024 to the...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), provides $516,468.50 in funding to the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council to expand the adoption of climate-smart grazing land management practices in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The project, titled "EXPANDING OUR REACH: INCREASING THE ADOPTION OF CLIMATE SMART MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING LANDS...

This $1,999,958 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), supports the Oregon Climate Trust in delivering climate mitigation and forest resilience initiatives for non-industrial private forest landowners. The key products and services to be provided through this 3-year award include cost-sharing for landowners to implement climate adaptation...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $408,451 Cooperative Agreement (Federal Grant ID L24AC00102) to the Marys River Watershed Council to support the "ORWA SRS SHOTPOUCH CREEK PHASE III" project. This award is funded through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program, which provides grants for natural resource management and conservation projects on federal lands. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded Oregon State University $125,000 under the Soil and Water Conservation Cooperative Agreement program (CFDA 10.902) from September 9, 2022 through July 31, 2027. The funding will support OSU's efforts to expand outreach and technical assistance for the Western Center for Conservation through training on new tools and other activities. The Soil and Water Conservation program aims to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $7,809,240 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) on September 11, 2024. The grant will fund a range of forestry management and conservation activities across Oregon, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $369,500 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The key objectives of this 5-year agreement are to: 1) Reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires by decreasing fine fuels (cheatgrass), 2) Reduce invasive weeds to maintain ecological integrity, and 3) Rehabilitate post-fire landscapes to support recovery...

Oregon State University will receive $250,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award period is from September 29, 2022 through September 29, 2027. Under this award, Oregon State University will obtain professionally written reports and technical notes to provide greater efficiency and treatment effects when developing forest management plans. This work supports the Agricultural Conservation...