Cooperative Agreement W9126G2220028

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $600,788.39, was issued by the U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces (also known as the Defense agency with ID 9700|1700|VPNVYPACFLT-A) under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005). The award supports the implementation of the San Clemente Island Botany Program for the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) on San Clemente Island, California. The project, which runs from September 16, 2024, to...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded Oregon State University a $793,742 cooperative agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to implement the Predator Management Project from May 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The project will monitor seabird colonies in southern Oregon for predation and remove problem animals that are detrimentally impacting nesting seabirds. Oregon State University staff will receive training from Wildlife Services to set...

The U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces awarded a $101,249.75 Cooperative Agreement to the San Diego Society of Natural History (San Diego Natural History Museum) on September 24, 2024 under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005). This grant will fund floristic studies, botanical training, and technical assistance on San Clemente Island, California over a 2-year period through September 23, 2026. The San Diego Natural History Museum, a...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the US Pacific Fleet Forces (VPNVYPACFLT-A) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) provides $208,272.00 to the University Corporation at Monterey Bay to conduct subtidal surveys at San Clemente Island. The award period runs from August 29, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The research conducted under this cooperative agreement aims to support fundamental and applied scientific investigations that have potential to advance naval...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $252,631 to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615) on April 16, 2022 to complete the project by April 15, 2025. The funding will support research on the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander to guide its recovery. Specifically, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will collect and analyze data on recruitment of metamorphs into sexually...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $700,944 to the University of California, Santa Cruz to study biological hotspots in the open ocean and the twilight zone (200-1000 meters deep). The project uses Northern elephant seals fitted with tracking devices as "ocean explorers" to map the spatial and temporal distribution of these critical biological hotspots - areas with high primary productivity that are essential for...

This $144,516 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 supports efforts to increase protection of endangered seabirds in montane habitats on Maui and Oahu, Hawaii during their breeding season from October 2022 through September 2027. The funding assists the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, a sub-awardee of the State of Hawaii, to control non-native mammalian predators that threaten Hawaiian petrels, Newell's...

This $881,505 Cooperative Agreement grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) supports the Farallon Islands Stewardship and Ecosystem Monitoring Project. The project, awarded to the non-profit Point Reyes Bird Observatory doing business as Point Blue Conservation Science, provides long-term stewardship and monitoring of the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge located off the coast of California. The key...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $321,720.00, was provided by the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The funding supports botanical management activities at the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field on San Clemente Island, California. The award was made to the San Diego State University Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides research and technical services to federal agencies, with a performance period...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), awarded a $165,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to support active restoration of Lehua Island's ecosystems. The funding will be used to control introduced avian predators, such as barn owls, that threaten the island's diverse seabird populations, as well as enhance biosecurity measures to maintain Lehua's rat-free status. This project aims to improve the health...