Cooperative Agreement F19AC00061

This federal Project Grant award of $141,340.00 from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will fund an international workshop on environmental stewardship of the McMurdo Dry Valleys region in Antarctica. The workshop aims to assess the efficacy of ongoing environmental practices, their influence on the environmental integrity of the region, and develop greater coordination among international Antarctic scientists and logisticians to update best practices for...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $125,000.00 to the University of Washington to conduct research focused on improving restoration outcomes in the Paradise Meadows area of Mount Rainier National Park. The key objectives are to work with park staff to define priority research questions related to meadow restoration, and then develop and implement high-impact...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717) supports the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) in conducting monitoring and assessment activities for Meadow Creek First Foods in Washington state. The award, with a performance period from September 2024 to December 2028, will enable CTUIR to leverage its specialized...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $165,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program will support a project by the University of New Mexico (UNM) to conduct an architectural vulnerability assessment of the 17th century Quarai Spanish Mission Church in Mountainair, New Mexico. The project will gather foundational data through a...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) provides $176,941 to the University of Washington to map potential meadow and wetland habitat across 15 million acres in the Klamath region of Oregon and California. The project aims to support climate-smart conservation and restoration of these critical ecosystems, which are vulnerable to climate change but provide important habitat and ecosystem functions....

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $320,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 15.945 "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System" to the University of Montana. This five-year project, beginning in July 2024, aims to develop a climate vulnerability assessment for the fluvial and terrestrial landforms and infrastructure within the Upper Yellowstone River watershed, including areas affected by the June 2022 floods. The assessment will...

The University of Arizona was awarded a $248,291 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program to support Indigenous-led climate adaptation strategies with the North Fork Mono Tribe. Over a two-year period ending in February 2024, the project will integrate Indigenous cultural burning practices with landscape monitoring to advance climate adaptation across jurisdictions. Deliverables include collaborative...

This $100,470 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) will support collaboration between the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) and the USGS Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program. The project aims to enhance tribal engagement in biological threat (wildlife disease) detection, surveillance, and adaptive management on tribal lands. Key products and services to be delivered...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $717,769 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to enhance climate change resilience in Indigenous communities in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The project will establish partnerships between UNM, tribal organizations, and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center to braid Western and Indigenous climate science approaches. Key activities include: Identifying...

The National Park Service awarded a $115,200.95 cooperative agreement to the University of Montana from June 2021 through December 2025. The award will support visitor use monitoring for Glacier National Park under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program (CFDA 15.945). The University of Montana will conduct research and provide data collection to establish integrated information on visitor use patterns for Glacier National Park. As part of...