Project Grant 122007G018

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The primary goal of this 5-year project is to collect, store, and propagate native Hawaiian plants to have seeds and plant materials on hand for future post-wildfire habitat restoration and recovery efforts. This includes focusing on rare plant species threatened with extinction to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $592,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). This 5-year award will support threat control and propagation efforts to protect and restore populations of threatened and endangered plant species in Hawaii. Key activities include: Constructing fencing to protect wild, remnant populations of endangered plants as well as future...

The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources will receive $900,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 to construct predator-proof fences to protect rare and endangered tree-snail populations on the Hawaiian islands. The award, made under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), will support the Division of Forestry and Wildlife in establishing and safeguarding existing...

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 $1,220,321 to the University of Hawaii to establish a native plant seed bank and initiate a native plant materials supply chain in Hawaii. The project aims to systematically collect seeds from 10-15 "workhorse" native plant species across the Waianae and Koolau mountains on Oahu to support habitat...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $988,400 State Wildlife Grant (CFDA 15.634) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to support a Hawaiian crow (Alala) reintroduction program. The grant will fund predator control, habitat restoration, release infrastructure, monitoring of released birds, and public outreach activities at the Ka Forest Reserve on Hawaii Island. The goal is to establish a self-sustaining wild population of the critically endangered...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $2,637,020 Project Grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant aims to support the translocation and recovery of threatened and endangered plant species in Hawaii by identifying microsite locations that are resilient to climate change. Specifically, the project will use spatial distribution and climate...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,456,000 Project Grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant will fund the expansion of the Olinda Rare Plant Propagation Facility on Maui to enhance the recovery of rare, threatened, and endangered plant and invertebrate species across Maui Nui. The project will increase the facility's capacity for...

This five-year, $500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 supports endangered species recovery efforts in Hawaii through the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The University of Hawaii at Manoa will work to prevent the extinction of 100 listed Hawaiian plant species by protecting founder individuals and populations of 40 species from immediate threats like invasive ungulates and plants. Collections...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,289,637 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The purpose of this 4-year grant is to support DLNR's statewide rare plant conservation efforts in Hawaii. Key activities include surveying and monitoring critically rare plant populations, collecting propagules for ex-situ storage and reintroduction, operating seed banks...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded $955,000 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program to the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources to support conservation efforts for endangered native plant species in Hawaii. Funding will support infrastructure upgrades and staffing increases at rare plant nurseries operated by the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife's Rare Plant Program through...