Cooperative Agreement W911KB2022511

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $127,063.00 to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) to conduct a comprehensive inventory of Maryland state rare plants in the Piscataway (PISC) unit of National Capital Parks East. The project will build on previous inventory work and Maryland...

This $113,181.39 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) supports ex situ conservation and population genomic research of Peirson's milkvetch (Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii), a rare plant species found in California. The award to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (doing business as California Botanic Garden), a non-profit organization, will fund a...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) provides $626,384 to the Center for Plant Conservation, Inc. to support rare plant species conservation efforts in the Intermountain West region. The project aims to assemble ex situ plant collections from wild populations, creating seed and gene banks as well as botanical garden living collections. These off-site conservation efforts are intended to support...

This $1,258,743 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The funding will support the DLNR's statewide rare plant conservation program over a 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. Key activities to be undertaken include surveying and monitoring rare plant...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $100,004 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). This 2-year project, running from August 2024 to October 2026, will perform a baseline inventory of rare and endangered plant populations found in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The project will include two main components: 1) conducting surveys in...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) provides $206,382.30 to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Inc. for a 5-year project to assess the geographic distribution and conservation status of the Inyo rock daisy. The project involves conducting surveys in known and potential habitat areas to better understand the species' populations and support its conservation. As a non-profit...

Through this $113,035 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, also known as the California Botanic Garden, will provide a range of native plant conservation services to support the BLM's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). Key activities include seed banking, specimen collection, species surveys, taxonomy research, and restoration propagation, with a focus on rare...

Under a $176,066.52 Cooperative Agreement awarded on January 1, 2024 by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is conducting a 4-year project titled "Resolving Taxonomic Confusion Among Rare Species in the Boechera Bodiensis." This work is funded through the Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), which aims to address priorities related to the climate crisis by supporting...

This $733,965 cooperative agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), supports the University of Nevada, Reno in developing genetically appropriate native plant materials, implementing and assessing seed-based restoration techniques, and inventorying/monitoring rare plant species and their associated communities. The 5-year project aims to restore habitats, conserve biodiversity, and engage underserved...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,289,637 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The purpose of this 4-year grant is to support DLNR's statewide rare plant conservation efforts in Hawaii. Key activities include surveying and monitoring critically rare plant populations, collecting propagules for ex-situ storage and reintroduction, operating seed banks...