Cooperative Agreement W9127N2420005

This $103,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on August 22, 2024 under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management federal grant program (CFDA 15.230). The funding supports the Oregon-Washington WIN Coordinator project led by the non-profit organization Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development (Cascade Pacific Rc&D). The project aims to prevent, detect, control, and monitor invasive plant species on...

This $411,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Bureau of Land Management under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), supports comprehensive ground surveys and small-scale rapid response weed treatments throughout the Burns BLM District in Oregon. The primary activities include performing ground surveys to identify and map large infestations that are too large for ATV-based crews, and providing that information to the local BLM weed coordinator for larger-scale...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $438,402.85 Cooperative Agreement to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) on August 1, 2024. This 5-year award, titled "THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON", is funded through the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA #10.069) and aims to address the management of invasive annual grasses across central and eastern Oregon....

The Oregon Department of Agriculture received a $326,316 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to conduct a cooperative noxious weed management project for state and private lands through December 2025. Administered under the Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), the award will support efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging invasive plants. Specifically, the funding will enable collaborative weed...

This $129,910.30 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) aims to reduce the abundance of exotic annual grasses within the Upper Rogue Oak Initiative project area in Oregon. The primary activities include: Collaborating with partners to implement prescribed burning in meadows to clear exotic annual grasses and thatch buildup. Following the prescribed...

This $190,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) supports the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) in implementing a Cooperative Invasive Noxious Weed Control Program. The award, effective from July 31, 2024 through December 31, 2028, enables ODA to conduct comprehensive invasive plant surveys, monitoring, and treatment activities across Oregon. This work aligns with the Forest Health Protection program's objectives of...

The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Middle Deschutes Watershed Council, will receive $263,564 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to remove western juniper trees from 460 acres of upland habitat surrounding Willow Creek in Oregon. This project aims to restore water connectivity between upland and in-stream habitats by removing juniper that has caused flows in...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture will receive $225,712 over four years through December 2026 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to conduct cooperative noxious weed management on state and private lands under the federal Forest Health Protection grant program (CFDA 10.680). This Project Grant will support the Oregon Department of Agriculture in protecting and managing non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest insects, disease agents, and invasive plants....

This $221,127.14 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.615 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund) will fund the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to collaborate with conservation partners on the understanding, protection, and recovery of several listed and rare plant species in Oregon. The key products and services to be delivered include: Coordinating working group meetings, long-term seed banking, offsite seed...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $134,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wheeler Soil And Water Conservation District in Fossil, Oregon under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) federal grant program. The agreement funds the restoration of 480 acres of retired agricultural lands to native vegetation within the floodplain, providing wildlife with food sources and cover. The permanent native perennial vegetation will also reduce sedimentation entering...