The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,289,637 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The purpose of this 4-year grant is to support DLNR's statewide rare plant conservation efforts in Hawaii. Key activities include surveying and monitoring critically rare plant populations, collecting propagules for ex-situ storage and reintroduction, operating seed banks...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $592,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). This 5-year award will support threat control and propagation efforts to protect and restore populations of threatened and endangered plant species in Hawaii. Key activities include: Constructing fencing to protect wild, remnant populations of endangered plants as well as future...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,637,020 Project Grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The 10-year grant, which begins on December 1, 2024, aims to support the translocation and recovery of Hawaii's threatened and endangered plant species by identifying climate-resilient microsites across the state where these species can be reestablished....
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded $955,000 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program to the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources to support conservation efforts for endangered native plant species in Hawaii. Funding will support infrastructure upgrades and staffing increases at rare plant nurseries operated by the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife's Rare Plant Program through...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,456,000 Project Grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant will fund the expansion of the Olinda Rare Plant Propagation Facility on Maui to enhance the recovery of rare, threatened, and endangered plant and invertebrate species across Maui Nui. The project will increase the facility's capacity for...
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $2,796,875 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support seed collection of native Hawaiian plants to establish a genetic bank and propagate species for post-wildfire habitat restoration on DOI and non-DOI lands...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Hawaii (UH) under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The project, titled "Protecting Hawaii's Flora from Wildfire", aims to collect and store seeds of rare Hawaiian plants, and propagate them for future post-wildfire habitat restoration. The primary goal is to ensure native plant materials are available to support the recovery of...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant on October 1, 2023 to the State Of Hawaii Department Of Land & Natural Resources under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657). The grant will fund a 5-year project to protect over 17,000 acres of high-value watershed forests in East Maui, Hawaii. Key activities include removing invasive plant and animal species to directly benefit the...
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The grant funding will be used to protect and restore native forests, biodiversity, and endangered species in Hawaii by controlling invasive species, predators, and pests that threaten native flora and fauna. Key activities include deploying threat...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) through the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678). This funding will support revegetation and ecosystem restoration efforts at nurseries across Hawaii over the 5-year period from July 2023 to May 2028. The key products and services to be delivered include native plant cultivation, invasive species control, habitat...