Project Grant CP987538010

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...

The Lamoille County Conservation District (LCCD) will receive $112,500 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.658). LCCD will design and implement four projects identified in the Lake Eden Watershed Action Plan to address nutrient and sediment loading stresses impacting the lake. This includes creating preliminary designs for additional...

The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service awarded a $290,994 project grant under the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITC) federal grant program (CFDA 21.008) to the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Inc. doing business as Legal Aid Society of NNY. The purpose of the LITC program is to provide representation, education, and advocacy services to low-income taxpayers. Specifically, the Legal Aid Society of NNY will use the grant funding to open new and previously opened...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Living Shorelines, Living Classrooms is a five-year cooperative agreement awarded on October 1, 2025, by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) to Inwater Research Group, Inc. The total federal obligation is $206,259. The project evaluates ecological restoration success at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida, through integrated biological monitoring...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,175,151.46 Cooperative Agreement on April 28, 2025 to Oregon State University (OSU) under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting program (CFDA 15.078). The project aims to improve water supply forecasts by fusing high-resolution LiDAR data with in-situ snow measurements to better model snowpack distribution and evolution. Key objectives include: (1) integrating LiDAR (high spatial resolution, low temporal) with snow telemetry and community science data (low...

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement (CFDA 15.674 National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance) provides $676,991 in funding to explore two applications of high-density LiDAR technology: Applying LiDAR vegetation data as inputs to the QUICFIRE fire behavior model to evaluate fuel treatment prescriptions and monitor model performance at management scales across priority landscapes in the U.S., including Alaska. Developing a LiDAR feature detection...

This $315,690 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region funds research through the Pennsylvania State University on prescribed fire programs and policies impacting private land burning. Under the Joint Fire Science Program, the research will assess landowner knowledge, demand, and willingness to pay for prescribed fire services through an interdisciplinary framework combining survey methods, case studies, and stated preference economic techniques. Products will...

The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to The Legal Aid Society under the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITC) federal grant program (CFDA 21.008). The purpose of the LITC program is to provide representation and education services to low-income taxpayers. Specifically, the Legal Aid Society will utilize the Jan 1, 2022-Dec 31, 2024 funding to open new and previously opened representation cases, consult with taxpayers on specific tax issues,...

This $1,228,743.28 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting (CFDA 15.078) program aims to improve water supply forecasts by enhancing snow monitoring through emerging technologies like aerial LiDAR surveys. The project will identify locations with unique snowpack dynamics not captured by existing monitoring networks and evaluate how incorporating LiDAR-derived snow data can improve forecasting accuracy compared to relying solely on...

The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Public Law Center under the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITC) federal grant program (CFDA 21.008). The grant will support the Center's provision of tax representation, education, and advocacy services to low-income taxpayers through December 2022. Specifically, the Center will represent taxpayers with incomes not exceeding 250% of federal poverty guidelines and non-native English speakers in...