Cooperative Agreement P24AC02483
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's (NPS) Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $1,014,711.52 to Pheasants Forever, Inc. over a 4-year period beginning August 1, 2024. The project aims to restore grassland habitat within national parks located in the Northern Great Plains and assist with promotion and outreach related to the habitat values provided. Pheasants Forever, a non-profit conservation organization, will work with NPS managers and...
- 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 awarded a $599,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. on May 1, 2025 under the Collaborative Landscape Conservation program (CFDA 15.669). The award will fund a collaborative effort to enhance and restore sagebrush steppe habitats within the Idaho and Southwest Montana Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscape. The project will involve cooperation between Pheasants Forever, the U.S. National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $345,590.59 to Utah State University to engage youth in restoring and conserving native biodiversity on public lands. The project involves removing invasive plants and reseeding native plants, which will decrease invasive species, increase native species abundance, and improve wildlife habitat and public...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $249,360 in funding to Oregon State University (OSU) from September 2024 to September 2029. The project aims to identify anthropogenic activities and structures that inhibit or promote movement and connectivity among and within seasonal habitats for the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Bighorn Basin...
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service has awarded a $128,948.68 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Wyoming under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The agreement will fund a comprehensive network of Cooperative Study Units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. Key activities include compiling...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $260,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) to The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The purpose of the award is to assist the BLM in enhancing the quality of proposed actions under the National Environmental Policy Act by developing and updating vegetation maps, vegetation modeling, and habitat suitability assessments for greater sage-grouse and Utah prairie dogs on public...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program provides $420,000 in funding to the University of Delaware to implement a grassland bird and bee monitoring program in national parks undergoing grassland restoration. The key deliverables include data collection, completed data sheets, and a populated database to characterize the condition and health of grassland...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $140,303 five-year Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to support the establishment of the East Cascades Native Plant Hub in Bend, Oregon. The hub will coordinate a regional network to address organizational, ecological, and financial challenges in restoration and revegetation of sagebrush ecosystems, with a focus on increasing the availability of...
- The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $347,925 Cooperative Agreement to George Mason University under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The agreement supports a comprehensive network of Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units to facilitate research, technical assistance, education, and training for science-based management of the National Park System. Through this award, George...
PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS IN IDAHO, COLORADO, AND WYOMING ARE DEGRADING DUE TO INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASSES. THE COOPERATION OF QUAIL FOREVER, VOLUNTEERS, AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SAGEBRUSH PLANT COMMUNITY RESTORATION THAT WILL ENHANCE POLLINATOR AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. THE PUBLIC WILL BENEFIT FROM SEEING NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS PROVIDING ALL INTENDED ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $311.6k | 9/19/24 |