Cooperative Agreement P24AC00490

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Pacific West Region awarded a $1,032,343 Cooperative Agreement to American Rivers Inc., a non-profit organization, to support wetland and riverbank restoration planning and implementation for the Ackerson Meadow Restoration Project in Yosemite National Park. This award is funded through the NPS Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944), which aims to improve the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine and coastal resources within...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $498,331 Project Grant under its Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to Tuolumne County, California, to advance social and ecological resilience across the Stanislaus National Forest landscape. The project, conducted in collaboration with Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions, will leverage existing data to quantify the ecohydrological impacts of watershed restoration treatments in the upper Stanislaus and Tuolumne River basins. Key deliverables include...

This $380,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded under the National Park Service's (NPS) Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944), supports a project to enhance conservation and protection of two key natural resources within Yosemite National Park - giant sequoias and Ackerson Meadow. The award involves a collaborative effort between Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Conservancy, a non-profit organization, and Mariposa County Resource Conservation District. Key project activities...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $125,000.00 to the University of Washington to conduct research focused on improving restoration outcomes in the Paradise Meadows area of Mount Rainier National Park. The key objectives are to work with park staff to define priority research questions related to meadow restoration, and then develop and implement high-impact...

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 awarded a $110,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund (Tulane University) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The two-year project, with a performance period from May 2024 to May 2026, will investigate the impacts of constructed features on the hydrology of the southern Everglades in Everglades National Park. The goal is to improve restoration of natural...

The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, in collaboration with the Kawuneeche Valley Ecosystem Restoration Collaborative (KVERC), received a $1,182,400 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The funding will support a study and design phase of a multi-year effort to restore the Kawuneeche Valley wetland and riparian ecosystem within Rocky Mountain National Park. The project aims to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) provides $133,972 to the Yosemite Foundation, also known as the Yosemite Fund, to expand and enrich resource stewardship through meaningful engagement with tribes traditionally associated with Yosemite National Park. The project aims to develop the application of traditional knowledge to stewardship planning, compliance work, and the implementation of park...

This $2,300,527 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will enable Trout Unlimited (TU) and the USFWS to cooperatively restore, enhance, and reconnect brook trout habitat within the Upper Hoosic River Watershed. The key activities to be delivered under this award include: removing two failing dams to restore aquatic organism passage, natural stream function, and improve flood resiliency; providing...

The federal Project Grant award for $1,218,774.00, awarded on August 28, 2024 by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517), will fund the Yurok Tribe's efforts to rehabilitate and restore a large area of the Klamath River watershed that was decimated by a severe forest fire. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Restoring and improving over 300 acres of riparian habitat; 2) Installing 150 structures to promote natural channel...