Cooperative Agreement NR249104XXXXC023

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program provides $147,013 to North Carolina State University (NC State) to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments for at-risk insect pollinator species in the Southeastern U.S. and U.S. Caribbean. The key activities include: 1) convening an advisory committee of state, territory, and tribal partners to identify priority pollinator...

This Project Grant award of $874,361, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program, supports a long-term study on how plant-pollinator communities have changed over the past 50 years across California. The research team at the University of Oregon will revisit sites where they have uncovered a unique dataset documenting thousands of historical plant-pollinator interactions, comparing past and present data to investigate how pollinator...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service award under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program provides $459,406.00 to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to establish a long-term monitoring program for California bumble bees. The project aims to: 1) extend the existing California Bumble Bee Atlas survey for an additional year, 2) develop a priority framework for ongoing bumble bee monitoring across California, and 3) draft a comprehensive...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support North Carolina State University in enhancing the recovery of agriculture in western North Carolina following the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene in late 2024. The key activities include: Developing extension and education materials on the benefits and guidelines for installing pollinator habitat to support agricultural recovery. Providing...

The National Park Service, through its Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, awarded a $149,723 cooperative agreement to the University of California, Davis. The purpose of this award is to conduct an inventory of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and bumble bees (Bombus spp.), including plant-pollinator interactions, within Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS) and Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO) in northern...

This federal Project Grant award of $649,999 from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support research to develop methods for determining the value of pollination services by wild and managed pollinators, as well as efficient levels and locations of wild pollinator habitat preservation and managed pollinator stocking rates. The project, which will be carried out by the University of Maryland, College Park, the...

This $160,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) will fund a commodity-based survey in California to detect the presence of three key nursery and ornamental pests: the Cotton Seed Bug, Box Tree Moth, and Pink Hibiscus Mealybug. The survey will focus on high-risk nurseries in seven California counties and...

This $166,530.21 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will fund a research project at the University of Massachusetts to evaluate the suitability of southern-adapted plant species for supporting pollinators in the northeastern U.S. under projected climate change conditions. The project will experimentally assess how seed provenance and exposure to simulated heat waves impact the ability of...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $310,302 Cooperative Agreement to Pollinator Partnership, doing business as Coevolution Institute, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award, with a performance period from January 5, 2024 to March 30, 2027, supports the "URBAN FARMING FOR POLLINATORS" project. Pollinator Partnership, a woman-owned non-profit organization focused on...

This $493,641 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund the Partnership for Pollinator Friendly Lawns in the Southeastern United States. Led by Mississippi State University with subawards to the University of Georgia Research Foundation and Auburn University, this multi-disciplinary project aims to develop best management practices and stakeholder training programs to...