The funding provided through notice of funding opportunity number F24AS00196 will enable the arizona department of agriculture (azda) to fund subcontractors to conduct research survey monitoring and…

This $201,887.71 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) will enable the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) to fund 8 subcontractor proposals focused on the research, survey monitoring, and restoration of Arizona's federally listed and other rare plant species of concern. Key activities to be carried out through the subcontracts include surveys and population monitoring for species like the Cochise pincushion cactus, Goodding's onion, Peebles Navajo cactus, Canelo Hills ladies' tresses, and Navajo bladderpod. This work will support the development of species status assessments, recovery actions, and inform future listing and delisting decisions by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The grant award period runs from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027.

The funding provided through notice of funding opportunity number F24AS00196 will enable the arizona department of agriculture (azda) to fund subcontractors to conduct research survey monitoring and restoration of arizonas federally listed and other rare plants of concern. This year the azda received 12 section 6 grant proposals totaling $207624.86. The azda will be able to fund 8 proposals with the $151415.78 available to distribute. These proposals are summarized here 1. Conduct surveys for an arizona edaphic endemic coryphantha robbinsorum (cochise pincushion catcus) in guadalupe canyon (peloncillo mountains) and immediate area 2. Population counts and habitat characterization to support development of a species status assessment for gooddings onion (allium gooddingii amaryllidaceae) 3. Continued long term monitoring of peebles navajo cactus (pediocactus peeblesianus SSP. Peeblesianus) using PIT tags updated soil analysis and unknown population census survey 4. Research and culture of canelo hills ladies tresses (spiranthes delitescens) to support its conservation 5. Life history characteristics of oreocarya semiglabra (boraginaceae) and general habitat quality assessment of four known occurrences 6. Study the effects of potential management actions to promote the growth and recruitment of goodings onion (allium gooddingii) 7. Demography transects and conservation seed collections for physaria kingii SSP. Kaibabensis and 8. Updated population counts demographic monitoring and status report for navajo bladderpod a candidate species under review. This work will enable recovery actions to commence and increase our knowledge about species current conditions vulnerabilities and management and recovery need. The resulting reports will enable the fish and wildlife service to better make informed decisions on listing designating critical habitat recovery actions and down and delisting criteria as well as inform species status assessments and 5 year reviews.