Cooperative Agreement P21AC11417

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $339,853 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Conservation (DOC) on January 20, 2025 under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The project aims to remediate abandoned mine hazards in Death Valley National Park while preserving wildlife habitat and cultural values. Key outcomes include mitigating public safety hazards, preserving the specified abandoned mine sites, and improving habitat for...

The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $803,212.18 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) to the California Department of Conservation (DOC) to mitigate public safety hazards, preserve abandoned mine sites, and maintain habitat for bats and other wildlife. Under this 5-year award, the DOC will complete eligibility determinations, wildlife surveys, and regulatory compliance for all identified sites by the end of 2025. In 2025-2026, the DOC...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service's (NPS) Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), provides $1,976,362.06 to assist with project planning, research, compliance, and implementation associated with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requirements for Abandoned Mine Land (AML) projects at Death Valley National Park. The award will fund collaboration between NPS personnel and The...

This $130,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) supports Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI) in conducting internal wildlife surveys at abandoned mine openings in the Mojave National Preserve (MOJA) in California. The goal of this project is to complete surveys to identify the presence of wildlife, particularly Townsend's big-eared bat and desert tortoise,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $152,845.62 and issued on September 20, 2023, supports a project through the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) managed by the National Park Service. Under this award, Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI), a non-profit organization, is partnering with the National Park Service to map and survey bat populations in a series of mine complexes located within Death Valley National...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, supports research to assess the effects of wildfire and fire suppression activities on cultural resources within two National Park Service managed properties - Lava Beds National Monument and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The $296,976.42 award, with a performance period from August 31, 2024 to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $536,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, doing business as the California Botanic Garden, under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The funding supports the collection of native plant seeds in the Mojave Desert ecoregion of California over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September 2029. The Cooperative Agreement, titled "SEEDS OF SUCCESS...

The Nevada Division of Forestry will receive $166,667 under a Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 to conduct population monitoring and mapping of the rare Las Vegas bearpoppy plant species. Funded through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615), the Division will use drone technology to census approximately 4,000 hectares of potential habitat for the species across Clark County, Nevada. Deep learning AI will be used to identify, geolocate and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $961,655.92 to develop genetically appropriate native plant material for use in habitat restoration and rehabilitation on public lands in California. The project's key objectives are to: 1) Develop native plant materials through seed increase and testing for restoration of wildlife habitats and rehabilitation after wildfires and other disturbances, and 2)...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under CFDA Program 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection) provides $123,937 to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to conduct research and promote successful reclamation on western lands impacted by energy development activities. The project aims to identify appropriate monitoring methods and management practices that can improve post-reclamation outcomes in water-limited ecosystems facing increasing drought and aridity....