Project Grant A20AP00046

This Project Grant award of $353,500.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). The funding will support a one-year position for a full-time National Landscape Conservation Coordinator to facilitate coordination and collaboration between state fish and wildlife agencies, federal agencies, and other conservation partners across the United...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $806,749 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) to maintain and restore biodiversity through habitat restoration in the Hi-Line Sagebrush Anchor Restoration Landscape in the Northern Great Plains. Over the 5-year project period from Sep 2024 to Sep 2029, the award will support TNC's efforts to restore 4 miles of stream, improve 1,000 acres of crested wheatgrass stands, and...

The Clark County Desert Conservation Program will receive $3.878 million through September 2027 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region. Funded by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act's $15.235 million program, the Desert Conservation Program will carry out conservation actions at Rainbow Gardens to restore and enhance habitat for sensitive species. It will improve recreational opportunities while providing protection...

The Hill Country Conservancy will provide land stewardship services under a $113,600 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under the agency's Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), the Hill Country Conservancy will deliver the Service's mission by providing financial and technical assistance to private landowners interested in...

The California Tahoe Conservancy will reduce hazardous fuels on 950 to 1,250 acres of high-priority wildland urban interface areas on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin through a $5.99 million cooperative agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. Focusing on three geographic regions, the Conservancy will treat Conservancy-owned parcels over one acre adjacent to communities to reduce catastrophic wildfire threats, protect...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $217,707.51 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to the Sequoia Parks Conservancy. The agreement, effective September 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028, supports projects that further the NPS mission in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Key activities include fostering research interest,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded the State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife $8.2 million under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program to support the acquisition of up to 2,925 acres of land for conservation and recovery of 18 species covered by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Natural Community Conservation Plan. The funding will support the Habitat Agency in placing conservation easements on acquired...

Through this $113,035 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, also known as the California Botanic Garden, will provide a range of native plant conservation services to support the BLM's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). Key activities include seed banking, specimen collection, species surveys, taxonomy research, and restoration propagation, with a focus on rare...

This $719,998.20 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office on July 19, 2022 will support the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps project through December 31, 2024. Under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), Conservation Legacy will provide job and service opportunities for up to 70 young adults and 60 school-aged children from eight Native American communities. Critical backlog maintenance...

The Walker Basin Conservancy will receive $262,790 through a cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660) from June 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The conservancy will work to increase the availability of locally adapted native plant materials for habitat restoration in arid regions of Nevada's Great Basin. Specifically, the organization will collect seed from at least 20 native plant populations...