Cooperative Agreement W912DY1220313

The Department of Defense awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to Tangirnaq Native Village (also known as the Native Village of Leisnoi) in September 2024 under the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP), CFDA 12.116. The funding will be used to develop systems for prioritizing environmental mitigation and cost estimation related to the impacts of Department of Defense activities on Indian lands in Kodiak, Alaska. The cooperative agreement supports environmental...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $320,999 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) to The Regents of the University of Colorado (University of Colorado) to develop a model for facilitating collaboration between the NPS and tribes/associated communities in the stewardship of public lands and waters that are significant to those groups. The goal is to create a framework that incorporates traditional ecological...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $6,561,972.00, awarded on January 14, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will support the First Nations Development Institute (FNDI) in building the capacity of tribal nations to engage in emerging private markets for climate mitigation and forest resilience. The key products and services to be delivered through this award include providing...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), provides funding of $248,732 to Rematriation, Inc. to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of the Interior lands. The project will train tribal citizen historians to research primary documentation regarding their tribal nations' involvement in and the impacts...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 10.691) program, supports continued vegetation management and forest restoration projects on federal lands. The Comanche Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has been awarded $227,687.35 to deliver these services from September 2024 through August 2033. The Comanche Nation, with its significant expertise in managing federal...

The National Park Service awarded a $437,402 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Capacity Builders Inc., a non-profit organization based in Farmington, New Mexico. The agreement aims to create short-term work and training opportunities for qualified Native American students between the ages of 18-30 (or up to 35 if a veteran) to assist NPS staff with priority interpretation, education, outreach, community relations,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, W912DY2420309, was provided by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers under the Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003 (CFDA 12.116) program. The $590,433.68 award, with a performance period from July 31, 2024 to July 30, 2026, supports environmental restoration and mitigation efforts on Native American lands impacted by Department of Defense activities. Key objectives include providing technical assistance, building tribal capacity for...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $631,256 to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to further develop and validate the New Mexico Rapid Assessment Methods (NMRAM) for sub-alpine riverine wetlands in northern New Mexico. The 4-year project aims to increase knowledge and understanding of these high-elevation wetland subclasses, develop...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $1,424,412 to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to develop two pilot interagency adaptive management frameworks in Michigan's 1836 Treaty Ceded Territory. The project aims to enhance the resilience of ecological systems within this region, which encompasses tribal, federal, and other lands, with a focus on tribal priorities...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $186,967.00 to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to conduct long-term monitoring of upland, riparian, aquatic, and landscape-level indicators in targeted national park ecosystems in the Southern Colorado Plateau Network. The goal is to partner with NAU to describe regional ecological integrity and further...