Cooperative Agreement W911KB1922004

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $295,397.14 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on October 1, 2023 under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This grant will fund a 5-year project to remove invasive primrose plants and restore the Laguna Creek area in California. The project aims to prevent, detect, control and monitor invasive plant populations on public lands to support the...

This $103,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.230 - Invasive and Noxious Plant Management) supports Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development, a non-profit organization, in implementing invasive plant management projects across Oregon and Washington. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include conducting field surveys, mapping invasive species, applying integrated pest...

This $433,928 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program will fund collaborative research by Clemson University to study invasive plant species across the Americas. The research teams will monitor the growth and survival of native and invasive tree saplings across light gradients in 10 locations, including temperate and tropical forests, to test the hypothesis that lower pest loads allow invasive species to circumvent the typical tradeoffs...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides $602,652 to Bioprodex, Inc. to gather data for the registration of Verticillium nonalfalfae as a bioherbicide to control tree-of-heaven weed (Ailanthus altissima), a key host plant for the regulated pest spotted lanternfly. The award period is from May 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. The work supports the agency's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal...

The North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) was awarded a $741,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608). Through this funding, NAISMA will deliver several invasive species prevention activities from August 30, 2022 to September 1, 2025. Specifically, NAISMA will expand and improve its PlayCleanGo boot brush station...

This $401,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program, supports a research project led by The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to conduct a horizon scan of aquatic and terrestrial plants in the organisms in trade pathway. The key project deliverables include: An evidence-based list of high-risk invasive plant threats, along with cataloging their potential impacts and habitat suitability...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $112,092 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to expand public outreach and education efforts related to early detection and control of invasive forest pests. The key activities include continuing to coordinate online resources on invasive species, creating...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (CFDA 10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care) provides $166,556 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to expand outreach and engagement efforts for early detection and control of invasive forest pests. The key activities to be performed include: Coordinating a web and social media presence to simplify public access to information on invasive...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $499,631 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of Connecticut (UConn) to conduct research on the behavior and ecological impacts of invasive plant species across the Americas. The 4-year project will investigate how "superinvader" woody plant species can dominate diverse forest environments through experimental studies comparing the growth, survival, and pest interactions of native and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), is providing $240,843.52 to the County of Iron, Utah to develop and implement a strategic Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. The goal is to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor invasive and noxious weed populations on public and private lands within the Color Country Converging Restoration...