This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $258,800.00, was issued by the National Park Service through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The objective is to protect, restore, and enhance saltcedar-infested lands within a national park, while providing training and career development opportunities for youth. The project will involve removing invasive saltcedar plants, a major source of infestation, across the park. In addition, the award will...
The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District will receive $420,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Region under the Good Neighbor Authority federal grant program (CFDA 15.015). The funding will support the District's ongoing efforts to control invasive and noxious weeds on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands through June 2023. Significant progress has been made in recent years of funding to diminish infestation levels and prevent the...
This $500,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 will fund habitat restoration and enhancement efforts through September 2027. The recipient, Sheridan County Weed and Pest Control, will work with participating counties Johnson and Campbell, Wyoming to restore upland and mesic habitat for federally listed threatened and endangered species, as well as other federal trust and state priority resources. Funded activities will...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $202,356 Cooperative Agreement to Carbon County Weed And Pest Control District in Wyoming under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691). The funding will support noxious and invasive plant treatments on federal lands within Carbon County, Wyoming over the 4-year period from April 2024 to October 2027. Carbon County Weed And Pest, a local government entity, will leverage its expertise in vegetation management and invasive species...
This $392,936 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, supports the participation of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Wyoming to conduct research on vegetation communities and restoration actions in Grand Teton National Park. The project aims to better understand outcomes of restoration efforts and evaluate resource conditions within...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) provides $329,889 in funding to the Nez Perce Tribe to increase the availability and distribution of biological control organisms for integrated weed management in Idaho and surrounding states. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) managing and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Rangeland Resource Management Program (CFDA 15.237) provides $100,000 to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District in New Mexico to support an integrated effort for the control of noxious and invasive weeds. The key objectives are to: 1) inventory and treat noxious weeds, 2) restore native vegetation, and 3) engage the community through education. Activities will include...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.954 - National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education) provides $235,690 to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) to conduct ecological restoration of degraded grassland-shrubland ecosystems in Capitol Reef National Park. The primary activity is to aerially apply the herbicide Rejuvra to treat invasive cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) across a minimum of 400 acres, which will help promote the...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Wyoming's Sponsored Programs to support the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. This 5-year project will facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across the National Park System. Specifically, the agreement will operationalize the "Defend the Core, Grow the Core"...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control agency in Wyoming. The funding will support the treatment and control of two invasive annual grass species, ventenata and medusahead, that have recently infested the northeast region of the state. The project aims to protect and restore rangelands in the area for the benefit of wildlife, livestock, and...