Cooperative Agreement P22AC02074

Award Date 9/1/22
Completion Date 8/31/27
Dollars Obligated $20K
Federal Agency
Pacific West Region
Federal Grant Program
15.944
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
California, USA
Similar Awards
American Forests will provide $250,000 in climate-smart reforestation services to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks under a four-year cooperative agreement from the National Park Service's Natural Resource Stewardship program. Key activities include meeting with indigenous stewards to develop reforestation goals, evaluating assisted adaptation strategies, collecting tree cones, growing seedlings, planning post-fire recovery, and stakeholder engagement. American Forests will work with...
The National Park Service (NPS) Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) awarded a $908,203.75 Cooperative Agreement to Sequoia Parks Conservancy on September 11, 2023. Through this award, Sequoia Parks Conservancy will complete a series of joint projects with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to understand and improve forest resilience, and accelerate forest recovery from ongoing stressors such as wildfire, climate change, insect infestations, and other...
The National Park Service awarded a $270,300 cooperative agreement to the Mississippi Park Connection on September 16, 2022 through the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The project will develop best management practices to maintain and restore floodplain forest habitat along the Mississippi River in Minnesota through September 2025. As the principle means by which NPS evaluates and improves watershed, landscape, and coastal resource health while sustaining biological...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $172,391.70 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) to Yosemite Management Group, LLC. The funding will support the administrative use of an office building in Mariposa, California that is essential for park administration and visitor services. This award is part of the NPS's broader efforts to evaluate, improve, and sustain the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine/coastal resources within national...
The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $1,043,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Santa Monica Mountains Fund under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) for "POST FIRE INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL AND RESTORATION BIL" with a performance period from January 2, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The funding will support the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, a non-profit organization, in conducting a range of natural resource management and conservation activities within the Santa...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $217,707.51 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to the Sequoia Parks Conservancy. The agreement, effective September 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028, supports projects that further the NPS mission in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Key activities include fostering research interest,...
This $374,473 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to Conservation Science Partners, Inc. supports a collaborative research project to investigate the impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems in National Park units. The key activities under this project include assessing trends and drivers of climate impacts on stream temperatures, estimating thermal...
This $380,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) through its Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944), supports a collaborative project between Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Conservancy, and Mariposa County Resource Conservation District. The project aims to enhance the conservation and protection of two key natural resources in Yosemite National Park: giant sequoias and Ackerson Meadow. Specifically, the funding will complete urgent and critical fuels...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $149,723 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) on December 20, 2024. The purpose of this award is to conduct an inventory of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and bumble bees (Bombus spp.), including plant-pollinator interactions, at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS) and Lassen Volcanic...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $358,262.04 to American Forests, a non-profit organization, to promote the recovery and conservation of the threatened whitebark pine in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. The project will expand scientific planning and restoration capacity, develop compliance documentation, report on whitebark pine status and trends, and update park conservation...

THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NPS EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT ORCOOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS SEKI WILL BE PARTNERING WITH THE SF ZOO, ALONG WITH OAKLAND ZOO, ON THIS PROJECT THAT IS ATTEMPTING TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF BD ON MYLF POPULATION PERSISTENCE THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PRODUCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MYL FROGS TO HELP STABILIZE DWINDLING POPULATIONS OR RE ESTABLISH EXTIRPATED POPULATIONS IN SEVERAL SEKI WATERSHEDS BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Posted 9/1/22, 12:00 AM