Project Grant F12AP01112

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) is intended to support Service Biologists in collaborating with the NRI SSA team to collect and organize existing data, conduct analyses, and draft Species Status Assessment (SSA) reports for species on the National Recovery Work Plan. The goal is to inform recovery planning for these species and build capacity...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Inc. The award, effective January 20, 2025 through January 19, 2029, will support efforts to enhance and restore sagebrush steppe habitats in several counties in Idaho. The Foundation will collaborate with multiple federal and state agencies, including the Idaho...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $160,000 Project Grant to Creative Resource Strategies, LLC under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program. The purpose of this grant is to create an Endangered Species Act (ESA) compliance manual to assist the Western Basins in facilitating rapid responses to invasive species. The key activities include compiling information on listed species and critical habitats, identifying potential ESA impacts, affirming findings with federal and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Baker, in Oregon, to implement conservation actions that increase the quality and quantity of sagebrush habitat and reverse the sage-grouse population trend in the Baker County Priority Area for Conservation (PAC). The grant funds will be used to implement Tier 1 projects, which include removing juniper from high priority...

The Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $109,647.95 cooperative agreement to The Longleaf Alliance Inc. from October 29, 2021 to July 1, 2026 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The funding will support recovery implementation activities to aid in the recovery of endangered or threatened species. Specifically, the award will fund restoration actions and information gathering that will lead to delisting of species or help prevent their extinction. The...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing $437,964 through a Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the Santa Ana Watershed Association (SAWA) to conduct monitoring and management of the endangered least Bell's vireo and brown-headed cowbird in the Santa Ana Watershed of Southern California. The scope of work includes annual surveys and reporting on the status, distribution, breeding chronology, and reproductive success of the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $57,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The purpose of this 10-year award is for NFWF to work cooperatively with FWS to administer and manage FWS Inflation Reduction Act funding designated for the recovery of historically under-funded endangered and threatened species. The funding will support the implementation of priority...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670), has awarded a $248,500 Cooperative Agreement to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to support and coordinate wildlife conservation efforts across multiple priority areas. Through this agreement, AFWA will partner with the USFWS to provide staffing, leadership, and independent contractor support for initiatives focused on climate change, amphibian and reptile conservation, invasive...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 (CFDA 15.631 - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program) is focused on restoring aquatic habitat connectivity in Tennessee and Alabama. The primary recipient, the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA), will utilize the funding to implement a 5-year project to survey and prioritize aquatic barriers, develop comprehensive databases of fish habitats,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $109,781.37, was granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.682). The primary purpose of this award is to add temporary, experienced, and skilled workers aged 55 and older through the Experienced Services Program to assist with drafting and researching species status assessments, five-year reviews, and conducting routine Section 7 consultations under the...