Cooperative Agreement P26AC00139
- FEDERAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY Sky Island Alliance received a Cooperative Agreement award of $109,101 from the National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Region under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963), effective June 11, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. The organization will monitor wildlife occurrence and movement patterns in response to border infrastructure along 90 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. Deliverables include quantification of...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary Tucson Audubon Society received a $277,126 Cooperative Agreement from the National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963) awarded June 11, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2027. The award funds a multidisciplinary research and conservation initiative focused on declining avian biodiversity in the southwestern United States-Mexico border region, specifically addressing the vulnerable...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Sky Island Alliance received a $115,715 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963), effective April 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. Under this award, the organization will produce 12 months of wildlife monitoring data across 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border and disseminate study results and data to relevant land...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Region awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $200,994 to the Cedo Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, Inc., under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963) effective September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. This award supports the continuation of the Sonoran Desert Native Freshwater Fish Working Group's...
- Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $297,182 to Tucson Audubon Society under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP, CFDA 15.554) on November 28, 2025, to develop a watershed group and comprehensive restoration plan for the Sonoita Creek Watershed in southern Arizona. The project will establish a Steering Committee, conduct stakeholder workshops, solicit public input, and produce a watershed restoration plan that identifies data gaps and prioritizes habitat...
- This $6 million cooperative agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service on July 12, 2022, to run through September 30, 2026. It is being administered under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation program (CFDA #10.683), which provides funding and works with partners to implement conservation projects across the United States. Through 10 sub-awards, the agreement will support various habitat restoration, species protection, and forest management projects....
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $235,000 Cooperative Agreement grant to The Sierra Fund, a non-profit organization, through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The grant funding is supporting a 5-year project to restore mountain meadow and stream habitats in Nevada City, CA. Key activities include: excluding cattle from areas with active beaver populations, constructing low-tech restoration structures to mimic beaver dams, reintroducing beavers to...
- This $125,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA #15.631), aims to improve water quality and sediment load in the South Fork Sprague River in Oregon. The key activities funded include: Installing two hardened crossings on Lower Paradise Creek, a tributary to the Sprague River, in areas with heavy cattle use to reduce sediment input. Installing beaver dam analogs (BDAs) within...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management (CFDA 15.554) program. The award supports the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning. The project aims to help diverse stakeholders in the region collaborate on addressing critical water management challenges. Typical activities funded under this program include watershed group...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $299,765 to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts Inc. (AACD) on November 28, 2025, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP, CFDA 15.554). The awardee, in collaboration with the Willcox-San Simon Natural Resource Conservation District and the Sulphur Springs Water Alliance, will develop a comprehensive watershed restoration plan spanning 12 sub-basins across the San Pedro-Wilcox and Rio de Bavispe...
15.963: SOUTHWEST BORDER RESOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAMSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTHIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBES, AND LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO IMPROVE RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP, ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PROVIDE MEANINGFUL INTERPRETATION AND CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WHICH WILL LEAD TO INCREASED APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ALONG OUR INTERNATIONAL BORDER WITH MEXICO. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP (WMG) AND PROJECT PARTNERS PROPOSE TO BUILD ON THE EXISTING ANNUAL BEAVER MONITORING SURVEY ALONG THE BINATIONAL SAN PEDRO RIVER INCLUDING TWO TRIBUTARIES. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF BEAVER POPULATION TRENDS AND HABITAT SUITABILITY ALONG THE ENTIRE BI-NATIONAL LENGTH OF THE RIVER. THIS EFFORT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE CONNECTIONS AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND RESTORATION PRACTITIONERS FOR LANDSCAPE-SCALE RIPARIAN CONSERVATION AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES BENEFITING A MIX OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROTECTED LANDS WITHIN THE BINATIONAL SAN PEDRO RIVER AND ADJACENT BORDERLANDS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $50.0k | 2/12/26 |