Project Grant F22AP02885
- This $261,216 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) will support strategic efforts to restore wet meadow habitat in the San Miguel Basin of Colorado to benefit the Gunnison sage-grouse. The project will deliver tangible outcomes through on-the-ground restoration work on private and state lands over the next 3 years, engaging federal, state, county, and non-profit...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $151,800 Cooperative Agreement to Backcountry Hunters & Anglers under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) to support the Wet Meadow Restoration and Fence Removal Project in northwest Colorado. The project aims to address critical habitat loss issues for sage grouse resulting from coal mine expansion in the Danforth Hills. Key planned activities include removing or modifying 10 miles of hazardous fencing and restoring 5 acres...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Walker Basin Conservancy, a non-profit organization, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The funding will support projects in western states to restore and conserve the sagebrush ecosystem over the five-year period from 2022-2026. Key project objectives include enhancing and restoring sagebrush habitats and conserving native terrestrial and aquatic species, with a focus on wet...
- The Colorado First Conservation District (CFCD) has been awarded a $294,717 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to promote a collaborative and scientifically driven approach towards conserving and restoring sagebrush ecosystems in Moffat County, Colorado. The project aims to address the loss of sagebrush landscapes and associated native vegetation due to invasive annual grasses and large wildfires, which has led...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $185,486 Cooperative Agreement to Ducks Unlimited Inc. to restore riparian and mesic habitat in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Through this 5-year agreement, which began on March 15, 2024, Ducks Unlimited will work with local partners to enhance at least 5 acres of critical Gunnison sage-grouse habitat by installing Zeedyk structures and removing invasive species. This effort is...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $164,904 Cooperative Agreement to the Sagebrush Habitat Conservation Fund, Inc. on April 1, 2024. This funding will support restoration activities in Vya, NV to offset the loss and alteration of important sagebrush and mesic habitats. Key services to be provided include native plantings and seedings, watershed and spring restoration, removal of old debris and infrastructure,...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded a $700,671 Formula Grant to the Department of Natural Resources Colorado, doing business as the Executive Director's Office, to fund research on Gunnison and Greater sage-grouse. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, supports springtime lek counts, habitat usage studies, local working group support, technical assistance, data analysis, and preparation of research findings for publication. This work is...
- This $206,346 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program establishes a partnership with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe to support the conservation of 6,992 acres of sagebrush and mesic meadow habitat in southwestern Colorado. The Tribe will implement habitat improvements and management through grazing management, wet meadow restoration, and spring development. The project aims to benefit federal trust species...
- This $165,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides funding to Pheasants Forever, Inc. to implement habitat restoration and conservation activities in the Foster Creek and McCartney Creek watersheds in Washington. Key project components include: Upland shrub restoration (sagebrush and bitterbrush) in areas impacted by recent wildfires to benefit mule deer habitat Riparian and wet meadow...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $717,512, was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) federal grant program. The award supports a collaborative effort between the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and federal, state, and private partners to conserve the sagebrush ecosystem in Nevada. Key activities to be delivered under this agreement include: Protecting sagebrush habitats from the spread of invasive...
GUNNISON BASIN CHEATGRASS AND WET MEADOW IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT 2022PROJECT ABSTRACTTHIS PROJECT WILL ELEVATE THE LONG TERM EFFORTS OF THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY OF THE GUNNISON BASIN OF COLORADO TO ENSURE THAT THE WESTERN STRONGHOLD OF NORTH AMERICA S SAGEBRUSH BIOME IS PROTECTED WITH STRATEGIC AND COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION ACTION PROJECT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT STRATEGIC EFFORTS TO DELIVER TANGIBLE OUTCOMES OF WET MEADOW RESTORATION AND SAGEBRUSH RESTORATION WITHIN THE GUNNISON BASIN THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO SIGNIFICANTLY BOLSTER THE ON GOING EFFORTS OF THE LOCAL CONSERVATION COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING THE EXISTING WET MEADOW RESTORATION EFFORTS TO ENHANCE HABITAT FOR CRITICAL LIFE STAGES OF THE GUNNISON SAGE GROUSE THE PROJECT IS HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE, ENGAGING FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, ACADEMIC, AND NON PROFIT PARTNERS TO TAKE DELIBERATE ACTION TO PROTECT, MAINTAIN, AND RESTORE GUNNISON BASIN S SAGEBRUSH HABITAT THROUGH WET MEADOW RESTORATION COLLECTIVELY, THESE PARTNER DRIVEN EFFORTS WILL PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR SAGEBRUSH OBLIGATE WILDLIFE WHILE SUPPORTING COMPATIBLE LAND USE LIKE LIVESTOCK GRAZING, RECREATION, AND ECOTOURISM WE WILL USE HIGH RESOLUTION, REMOTELY SENSED IMAGERY TO MAP THE OCCURRENCE OF CHEATGRASS WITHIN THE BASIN, AS WELL AS TO INFORM LOCATIONS FOR LONG TERM WET MEADOW PROJECTS AND GAIN CRUCIAL VISUAL DATA ON SAGEBRUSH, PERENNIAL GRASS BARE GROUND, AND CONIFER COVER AT HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION FUNDING WILL EXPEDITE ON THE GROUND PROJECTS ON PRIVATE AND TRIBAL LANDS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS IN DOING SO, THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF UPPER GUNNISON RIVER WATER CONSERVANCY UGRWCD , COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE CPW , AND USFWS PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PFW AND THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THE BASIN TO RESTORE WET MEADOW HABITAT POST TREATMENT MONITORING OVER THREE YEARS WILL ALLOW IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF PROJECT AND REPRODUCIBILITY IN OTHER LOCATIONS PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL ENGAGE WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENTS AND SUPPORT THEIR RESEARCH AND EFFORTS TO FURTHER STREAMLINE AND UPSCALE WET MEADOW RESTORATION FURTHER, FUNDING WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS THAT GUNNISON BASIN PROUDLY AND SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN BOTH THE WET MEADOW AND CHEATGRASS PROJECTS WITH NON PROFIT PARTNERS THROUGH LOW TECH STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AND CHEATGRASS PULLING THE FUNDING OF THIS PROJECT IS A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR CONSERVATION IN THE GUNNISON BASIN AND WILL ALLOW USFWS TO FULLY ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AS A PARTNER BEYOND THE DIRECT IMPACT AND CRUCIAL ACREAGE OF THESE RESTORATION EFFORTS, THIS PROJECT SYMBOLIZES USFWS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING AND UPLIFTING OUR FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, COUNTY, NON PROFIT, AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS IN GROUNDBREAKING WAYS TO SUPPORT THEIR DECADES OF EFFORTS TO PROTECT THIS ESSENTIAL SAGEBRUSH HABITAT
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 7/29/25 | ||
| Not listed | $168.3k | 6/13/23 | ||
| Not listed | $104.0k | 8/20/22 |