Project Grant 22DG11030000012

The Institute for Applied Ecology will receive $186,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington. The funding supports restoration work at the OR/WA Twin Prairie, Dorena, McGowan, and Garoutte sites from June 2021 through September 2024. The award is provided through the Threatened and Endangered Species program (CFDA 15.246), which aims to restore landscape connectivity and function, conserve and restore lands to...

This three-year, $411,638 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) aims to develop a comprehensive bosque and riverine restoration plan for the Pueblo of San Felipe in New Mexico. The key products and services to be delivered include: Administrative support to solicit consultant expertise, provide program development guidance, identify construction/implementation funding opportunities, and...

The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) will restore one acre of wetland habitat on the campus of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan under a $810,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5. The wetland restoration activities are funded through October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program (CFDA #66.469). Specifically, ARC will address three Beneficial Use Impairments in the Rouge...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, will fund the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla to develop a Wetland Program Plan (WPP) for the coastal wetlands of Puerto Rico. The $466,577 award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, will support the university's collaboration with Protectores de Cuencas Inc. and Environmental Mapping...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program, funds two high-priority wetland restoration projects in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will partner with the Heritage Trails Park District, Western Reserve Land Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and The Nature Conservancy to implement these restoration activities. The...

The University of California, Santa Barbara will receive $100,000 through a cooperative agreement with the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658) to implement restoration of a degraded riparian wetland system along the Santa Clara River in Fillmore, California from July 7, 2022 to June 30, 2027. As part of a broader Santa Clara River restoration program involving multiple partners, the...

The National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $522,774 cooperative agreement to Biodiversity Research Institute Inc. under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program. The agreement will support efforts to gain common loon years in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island from March 2021 through March 2025. Key products and services include rescuing and rehabilitating injured loons, conducting outreach activities to raise awareness of loon...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to Ecostudies Institute to assist with conducting prescribed ecological burning on multiple agricultural lands under conservation and wetland reserve easements from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2027. The award is being made under the Wetlands Reserve Program (CFDA #10.072), which aims to restore and protect wetlands on eligible lands through permanent or long-term easements or restoration...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $145,400 to Colorado State University (CSU) to conduct research and monitoring activities related to riparian ecosystem restoration in the western United States. The key objectives include: Participating in the science team and working groups for Minute 323 of the U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty, which involves delivering water for active restoration of riparian sites in...