Cooperative Agreement W911KB2020513

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Defense (DoD) under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005) provides $3,187,097.00 to Colorado State University (CSU) to deliver land management and environmental services for U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii at Schofield Barracks, Oahu and Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii Island. The award, effective from September 20, 2024 to September 19, 2025, will fund CSU's Sponsored Programs...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005) provides $247,872.00 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to conduct biodiversity monitoring of freshwater and estuarine communities in Halawa Stream, Oahu, Hawaii over a 3-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The University of Hawaii, as a leading research institution in Hawaii, will...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Kokua Kalihi Valley (Comprehensive Family Services) a $482,922 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to conduct the La Mauliola Health Days for the Hawaiian Forest initiative from August 6, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant will fund plans to establish, manage and protect trees and forests in and around communities in Hawaii through a series of health days focused on natural resources in the Hawaiian...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) awarded a $9,000,000 Project Grant to Friends Of Hawaii's Urban Forest, doing business as Smart Trees Pacific, to enhance urban forests, build workforce capacity, and implement forest stewardship plans in Hawaii, Guam, and the Mariana Islands over a 5-year period from May 2024 to February 2029. The funded activities will focus on developing a qualified...

This $5,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will support a comprehensive urban forestry initiative led by the non-profit organization Grow Good Hawaii. The grant, awarded on April 3, 2024, will fund activities to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and around Hawaii's urban communities. The program aims to...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (NCASC) Program (CFDA 15.820), aims to demonstrate afforestation approaches in dry, grass-dominated landscapes to mitigate wildfire risk. The $267,438 project, with a performance period from December 15, 2024 to November 14, 2027, will: Install and monitor 16 trial plots across two sites in Hawaii to test the efficacy of science-driven afforestation...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $771,442 Project Grant to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to explore the benefits of planting shelterbelt trees in and around cropland as an alternative to cover cropping for soil health, ecosystem improvement, and environmental conservation. The project will run from August 16, 2023 to July 30, 2028 and is funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), which promotes the compatibility...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces, valued at $380,754.00, supports a project titled "SCI NATURAL RESOURCE VEGETATION MAPPING" under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005). The award, which runs from September 26, 2024 to September 25, 2026, is made to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside, a public research university and Hispanic-serving institution. The project...

The Hawaii Army National Guard was awarded a $237,011.98 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Army to support the Electronic Security System (ESS) Management, Installation, Operation and Maintenance program from October 1, 2021 to February 16, 2023. Under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program administered by the Department of the Army, the Hawaii Department of Defense will provide installation, operation and maintenance services for the ESS...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded the University of Guam (UOG) a $200,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to support the Regional Invasive Species Council. The grant, which runs from July 27, 2023 to June 30, 2028, will enable UOG to deliver a range of technical assistance services focused on protecting and managing non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest insects, disease-causing agents,...