Cooperative Agreement PAA057048

The Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. was awarded a $335,483.72 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (CFDA 97.044). The goal of the AFG program is to enhance public and firefighter safety related to fire and fire hazards. Funding will support the Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department in delivering services to enhance safety from August 29, 2022 through August 28,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to Outdoor Outreach, a San Diego-based nonprofit organization, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). Over the 1-year impact period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, Outdoor Outreach will provide 200 recreational learning programs for 1,200 urban youth in local wildlife refuges and adjacent areas. These programs, which include activities like...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $380,548 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) grant to the Wild Horse Butte Community Development Corporation, a minority-owned non-profit organization in Martin, South Dakota. This three-year project grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the organization to establish, maintain, and expand culturally appropriate intervention and related assistance for...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $700,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to Shelter From The Storm, a non-profit domestic violence service provider in La Grande, Oregon. This 36-month project award, effective October 1, 2024, will fund the Advocacy in Response (AIR) program. Key activities include: Establishing an advocacy-initiated response team to improve...

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550) to Pathfinders Milwaukee, Inc., a non-profit organization in Wisconsin. The award, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support Pathfinders Milwaukee in providing comprehensive services to help runaway and homeless youth aged 16 to under 22 transition to self-sufficiency and independent living. These...

This $833,033 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) supports the management and enhancement of the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area in Oregon. The key objectives are to: 1) Provide habitat for Roosevelt elk, black-tailed deer, and other wildlife; 2) Manage elk populations to be compatible with surrounding land use; and 3) Offer quality wildlife-oriented...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $534,531 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area project. The grant funding period is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The primary objectives of this project are to: 1) Provide habitat for Roosevelt elk, black-tailed deer, and other wildlife; 2) Manage elk...

The federal Project Grant award of $382,500 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The funding supports Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from Native American communities. The organization provides a...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), provides $122,934.19 to support the Redding Field Office Campground and Trail Maintenance Project. The awardee, American Conservation Experience (ACE), will deliver hands-on conservation services including habitat restoration, invasive species management, and public lands preservation through this 3-year project from September...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $997,342 Formula Grant to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem Region Office, under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) program. The grant will fund a 3-year study to understand the demographics, resource selection patterns, forage availability, and diet quality of the healthy California bighorn sheep population in the John Day River Canyon. The research team, including...