Cooperative Agreement NR255F48XXXXC004

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded the State of Washington Department of Ecology a $1,479,640 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) for the period of September 15, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The project, Washington Modernized Surface Water Mapping, supports the acquisition and development of Elevation Derived Hydrography (EDH) datasets that meet USGS...

The National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) will provide $123,000 in funding through a Cooperative Agreement awarded on July 31, 2021 to the Interstate Commission On The Potomac River Basin doing business as the Potomac River Commission. The funding is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902). The NWQI project will assist Little Pipe Creek through July 31, 2022....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Oregon State University received a $400,000 cooperative agreement from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), awarded on March 3, 2026, with completion targeted for September 29, 2026. The university will design and build a near real-time quality control and estimation capability for a multi-sensor quality control system that supports and advances the Snow Survey and Water Supply...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $631,256 to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to further develop and validate the New Mexico Rapid Assessment Methods (NMRAM) for sub-alpine riverine wetlands in northern New Mexico. The 4-year project aims to increase knowledge and understanding of these high-elevation wetland subclasses, develop...

Summary The Bureau of Land Management's Montana-Dakotas Region awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $206,603.40 to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) for the period of September 25, 2025 through September 24, 2026. The agreement supports riparian and wetland ecosystem restoration on Bureau of Land Management lands in Montana through strategic capacity building and direct project implementation. NWF will implement 8-18 miles...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) provides $354,256 in funding to Colorado State University (CSU) to complete the following key products and services: Develop a Quality Assurance Project Plan, progress reports, and a final report to ensure project compliance and document progress. Update the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) mapping for the Colorado Front Range region. Assess the...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $285,000 and issued by the National Park Service under the CFDA 15.954 Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program, funds the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative to assess, synthesize, and forecast stream gage discharge data relevant to national parks in the western United States. The project objectives include: 1) conducting analysis and synthesis of historic discharge data on free-flowing stream gages relevant to National Park...

The $1,451,065 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program will fund a project led by the Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NWR) to address repetitive flooding issues in an area across multiple states, counties, cities, and tribal lands. The project aims to 1) identify how the loss of headwater wetland storage and floodplain connectivity is contributing to the flooding, and 2)...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Overview The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded the Washington State Department of Natural Resources $1,124,784 under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP, CFDA 15.810) to produce detailed geologic maps and supporting geoscientific products across Washington State. The two-year cooperative agreement, effective December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2027, requires the recipient to complete surficial and bedrock geologic mapping for...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $316,932 in funding to the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment. The primary objectives are to utilize modern datasets to delineate the extent and classification of lacustrine and palustrine wetlands across the state of Oklahoma, obtain a clear picture of wetland gains and losses, and provide updated area maps...