Cooperative Agreement R19AC00077

This $120,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) aims to conserve and restore the watershed at the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. The key activities include: Restoring wetlands, streambanks, and riparian areas to improve water quality in the Mora River and enhance habitat for the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse. Implementing erosion control and road...

This $470,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The agreement provides technical assistance to the University of New Mexico (UNM) for monitoring and assessing riparian ecosystems along the Middle Rio Grande from July 2024 through July 2025. Through this award, UNM will leverage its environmental science and monitoring expertise...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) provides $110,000 to New Mexico State University to better understand and quantify the impacts of water harvesting structures and strategic grazing management on vegetation restoration in New Mexico watersheds. The key project objectives are to develop an integrated restoration design and monitoring approach, and to work closely with local ranchers to...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under its Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244), will fund the restoration of severely degraded stream systems and wetland habitats across over 3,000 acres in the area administered by the BLM Taos Field Office in New Mexico. The key project activities include: Removing non-native and invasive species, planting native riparian and wetland vegetation, constructing...

The Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation, in partnership with the Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project, will receive $530,048 from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program to upgrade two diversion structures and restore adjacent riparian habitat along the Conejos River in Colorado. Funded from July 2022 to June 2024, the Foundation and its partners will improve two diversion structures to ensure full water delivery during low flows through the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection Program (CFDA 15.808) provides $145,400 to Colorado State University to collaborate with the USGS on riparian ecosystem restoration research and monitoring in the western United States. The key activities under this 5-year award include: Participating in and leading the science team and working groups for the Minute 323 monitoring program that is delivering water for active restoration of...

This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517) supports efforts to develop an effective implementation plan for creating riparian habitat above and below the Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico. The goal is to allow threatened and endangered avian species, specifically the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher and Yellow-billed Cuckoo, to thrive throughout the Rio Grande...

The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $322,425 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.654 - National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements) to Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The purpose of this 2-year award, effective May 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, is to coordinate and facilitate on-the-ground projects in the Middle Rio Grande area that are critical to improving water quality and public health in urban watersheds. The Urban...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $309,396 cooperative agreement to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The agreement will support coastal and wetland restoration in two priority areas of the Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve in Puerto Rico. Specifically, Protectores De Cuencas Inc. will implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $126,663 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides funding to support research and monitoring activities under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology program. Specifically, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and its parent organization the University of Texas System will carry out assessments of ecosystem recovery in the Bahia Grande estuarine complex, located within the Laguna...