Formula Grant F22AF02445

This $637,478 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) funds Colorado Parks and Wildlife's research on Gunnison and Greater Sage-grouse. Key activities include spring lek counts, habitat usage studies, support for local working groups, and preparation of research findings for publication. This grant-funded work is crucial to the recovery of both sage-grouse species in...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded a $700,671 Formula Grant to the Department of Natural Resources Colorado, doing business as the Executive Director's Office, to fund research on Gunnison and Greater sage-grouse. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, supports springtime lek counts, habitat usage studies, local working group support, technical assistance, data analysis, and preparation of research findings for publication. This work is...

This $261,216 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) will support strategic efforts to restore wet meadow habitat in the San Miguel Basin of Colorado to benefit the Gunnison sage-grouse. The project will deliver tangible outcomes through on-the-ground restoration work on private and state lands over the next 3 years, engaging federal, state, county, and non-profit...

The Nevada Department of Wildlife received a $893,751 Formula Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to monitor, manage, and conduct investigations on Greater Sage-Grouse populations across Nevada. Key activities funded under this grant include: Monitoring Sage-Grouse within the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment Estimating effects of mineral development on Sage-Grouse Conducting Sage-Grouse surveys and population...

This 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) provides $295,168 to Oregon State University to conduct a field study examining how sage grouse utilize and benefit from the restoration of mesic (moist) habitats in southeastern Oregon. The key objectives are to: 1) Assess how sage grouse space use changes around restored mesic resources before and after restoration, and...

This $148,898 cooperative agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Great Basin Bird Observatory will support applied ecology research and data collection relevant to greater sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystems in Nevada and California through February 2027. As part of the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), the Observatory will hire and train field technicians to gather field data on sage-grouse demographic rates, spatial distribution,...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $249,360 in funding to Oregon State University (OSU) from September 2024 to September 2029. The project aims to identify anthropogenic activities and structures that inhibit or promote movement and connectivity among and within seasonal habitats for the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Bighorn Basin...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $291,791 Formula Grant to the State Of Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife, to be completed by June 30, 2025. The grant is part of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), which provides funding to state wildlife agencies for projects to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds, mammals, and their habitats. Under this grant, the State Of...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management awarded a 5-year, $300,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.246 - Threatened and Endangered Species) to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to study the impacts of common ravens on the endangered Gunnison sage-grouse in Colorado. The project aims to determine raven presence, habitat selection, and density in relation to anthropogenic structures and subsidies in and around Gunnison sage-grouse nesting locations. This research will provide the Colorado BLM with...

This $225,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the CFDA 15.808 Research and Data Collection program, will support Colorado State University (CSU) in developing a suite of wildlife analysis models to assess species responses to changes in vegetation, disturbances from energy development and fires, disease, climate change, and other factors within grassland, shrubland, and alpine ecosystems. The research will focus on ungulate responses to chronic wasting...