Block Grant 22RMCAFSC6

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.664 - Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance) provides $225,874.72 to the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) to continue and expand community science, education, monitoring, and outreach programs supporting migratory fish management goals in the Connecticut River watershed. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) designing and implementing community and applied science monitoring...

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports research to develop a generative channel modeling framework for 6G upper mid-band (FR3) spectrum. The key goals are to reduce the channel probing overhead and enable efficient interference management and spectrum coexistence for 6G cellular networks, leveraging innovations in generative AI. The prime awardee, the University of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) provides $625,066 to develop and test a wireless artificial intelligence (AI)-powered multi-functional fiber optic sensor system for gasification-based systems. The award aims to create a sensor capable of simultaneously measuring high temperature, pressure, strain, hydrogen concentration, carbon monoxide concentration,...

The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $413,329 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University on September 9, 2024 under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005). The purpose of this award is to conduct a feasibility study and proof-of-concept for novel secure authentication and chemical/hazard labeling technologies to improve accuracy of hazardous materials and safety data sheets, and provide rapid risk assessment and...

The California Fire Safe Council, Inc. was awarded a $2.8 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support wildland fire risk reduction activities in California from September 2022 through August 2027. The State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program aims to assist in controlling rural fires and developing new approaches to fire...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) provides $111,855.95 to the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to deliver a range of conservation services and workforce development opportunities. Key activities include weekly physical fitness training for field crews, red-cockaded woodpecker monitoring and chick banding, habitat restoration, and environmental education. SCA will...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded $6,973,754 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664) to Colorado State University on August 24, 2022 for completion by July 31, 2027. The Project Grant funding will support wildfire mitigation services delivered by Colorado State University and sub-awardee West Region Wildfire Council. Specifically, the Council will conduct 200 site visits to educate homeowners on property wildfire...

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), provides $363,184 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to support biological technician and communications placements at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado. The project is funded through the FWS's Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), which aims to engage youth and veterans in conservation work, environmental...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), provides $153,205.46 to support the work of the American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit conservation corps. Through this award, ACE will recruit and deploy one member to contribute to the forestry program and other biological projects alongside FWS staff at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri. The member will perform a...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $656,204.57 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Sustainable Connections. The grant will support the creation of optimized online seller profiles for small and mid-sized farmers and ranchers in Washington State to be included in a new online wholesale search tool. This tool will be used by retail, restaurant, institutional, and other buyers to access local food. Sustainable Connections...