Cooperative Agreement W9126G1920037

This $139,365.24 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.615 - Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund) will support the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) in gathering scientific data on threatened, endangered, and at-risk plant species within the state of Alabama. The key goals and deliverables for this 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025 grant period include improving habitat, conducting genetic analyses, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $11,897,500 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). The grant will fund the acquisition of approximately 4,719 acres of land containing critical habitat for the Red Hills salamander in Monroe County, Alabama. This land purchase, when combined with adjacent state-owned lands, will result in over 22,500...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $651,295.96 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to conduct a vertebrate species management and monitoring project for the ESA-listed reticulated flatwoods salamander and the ESA-petitioned Florida bog frog within the longleaf pine ecosystem on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The key products and services...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $3 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) for the period of August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support habitat restoration, invasive species control, and other conservation activities across five states through five sub-awards totaling $3 million. Specifically, sub-awards...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $136,050 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). The grant will fund the fee simple title acquisition of 77 acres of land in Monroe County, Alabama. This additional acreage will be incorporated into the existing Red Hills Wildlife Management Area, managed by ADCNR, to provide increased public...

The Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $109,647.95 cooperative agreement to The Longleaf Alliance Inc. from October 29, 2021 to July 1, 2026 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The funding will support recovery implementation activities to aid in the recovery of endangered or threatened species. Specifically, the award will fund restoration actions and information gathering that will lead to delisting of species or help prevent their extinction. The...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Formula Grant award of $425,000 supports facility operations staff and the mission to undertake conservation propagation and restoration of populations of aquatic species of greatest conservation need in the state of Alabama and the surrounding region. The funding is provided through the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program, which assists state fish and wildlife agencies in developing and implementing strategic conservation...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA# 15.615) provides $471,085.39 to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to support implementation of conservation and recovery projects for 7 listed fish species, 1 listed mussel, 1 crayfish, 1 listed turtle, 1 listed snail, and 1 petitioned salamander species in Tennessee. Key projects include propagation and reintroduction of rare fish...

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) is intended to support Service Biologists in collaborating with the NRI SSA team to collect and organize existing data, conduct analyses, and draft Species Status Assessment (SSA) reports for species on the National Recovery Work Plan. The goal is to inform recovery planning for these species and build capacity...

This $174,433.16 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) aims to advance the recovery of the frosted flatwoods salamander, a species faced with significant conservation challenges. The key activities of this 3-year project include expanding headstarting and habitat restoration efforts to bolster the Fort Stewart salamander metapopulation, conducting comprehensive surveys...