Project Grant 24DG11100106830

The University of Alaska Anchorage received a $112,383 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Alaska Region under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management grant program (CFDA 15.230). Through this 5-year award, the University will collect data on the presence and absence of non-native and native plant species along the Iditarod Trail on BLM-managed lands in the Anchorage District. This effort will reassess the status of non-native plant...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) provides $121,509.00 to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding supports three key objectives: 1) Promoting collaboration and information sharing among Alaska entities engaged in invasive species management; 2) Increasing community-based monitoring for...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, will enable Alaska Village Initiatives (AVI) to establish a native plant nursery in Alaska. The $436,480 award, granted on September 10, 2024, will allow AVI to construct a greenhouse, manage the nursery to produce 200,000 native plants per year, restore 3 acres of fire-burned tribal land, and establish a community seed...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $620,000 to the University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Center for Conservation Science to address invasive plant management in Alaska region national parks. The project will focus on early detection and rapid response techniques to control invasive species in remote environments, as well as evaluate the persistence of an...

This $110,430 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329). The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, supports an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) implementation project led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). The project aims to improve the resiliency and sustainability of Alaska agriculture and communities through IPM strategies...

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $650,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program. The goal of this 4-year project is to implement early detection monitoring and surveillance programs for invasive species in southcentral Alaska, which has been identified as a geographic hotspot for terrestrial, freshwater, and marine invasions. Key objectives...

The Copper River Watershed Project (CRWP) will receive $256,718 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to address invasive weeds in Cordova, Alaska through June 2027. Under the award, CRWP will work cooperatively with the Forest Service to control and eradicate invasive plant species that threaten natural ecosystems and community resources. The funding is provided through the Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA #10.665), which...

This $640,404 federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, will fund the development of a regional native plant nursery in Fairbanks, Alaska. The project, led by the Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District, aims to address the limited availability of native plant seedlings and seeds required for ecosystem restoration activities such as post-wildfire, forest...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on December 19, 2024 under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This program supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners. The grant will fund cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help Alaska's forest landowners participate in...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources received a $5.874 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program. The grant will fund consolidated forestry programs including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, and state and volunteer fire assistance through May 2026. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program aims to advance forest resource management and conservation on...