Project Grant P24AP00258

Under a $114,654 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain will restore 80.39 acres of wet pine savanna habitat near the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Refuge. The project utilizes mechanical mulching, chemical mowing, and bush hogging techniques to establish alternative restoration methods and explore their ecological and economic viability. This effort builds on the...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) totals $125,004.02 and will be implemented from October 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. The primary objective is to aid in the recovery of two federally-listed plant species, Rhus michauxii and Silene polypetala, by improving and protecting their occupied and suitable habitat. The two planned projects, the Walton Way Conservancy...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4, under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), provides $180,000 to the North Carolina Wildlife Federation for habitat restoration and conservation efforts on the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The key products and services to be delivered include: Creating 3 acres of elevation, shallow water, and wetland edge habitat to support breeding habitat for the threatened...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $305,998 to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Under this cooperative agreement, SCDNR will execute habitat restoration planning, engineering, design, and implementation projects focused on increasing biodiversity and coastal community safety and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $109,756 cooperative agreement to The Longleaf Alliance Inc. from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program. The purpose of the award is to support priority species habitat restoration and gopher frog head-starting optimization efforts in South Carolina. Specifically, the funding will enable technical and financial assistance to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded a $152,400 Project Grant to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program. The grant will support restoration of 140 acres of habitat for the federally and state-listed endangered Houston toad at the Cedar Hill Ranch in Milam County, Texas from September 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Key activities include selectively removing woody understory brush using...

The State Coastal Conservancy received a $4.725 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 to support the Heron's Head Park Shoreline Resilience Project. The funding is provided through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to support coastal wetlands conservation projects. Under this award, the State Coastal Conservancy will implement shoreline resilience measures and wetlands restoration...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) provides $574,310.00 to the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, Inc., a non-profit organization. The project will create new staff positions to expand the organization's work in developing a plan for restoration and resilience across the Gullah Geechee Corridor, which spans from North Carolina through Florida. The new...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary: Giraffe Head Coastal Habitat Restoration The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement of $100,000 to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) effective July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. This award funds the Giraffe Head project, a coastal habitat restoration initiative located along Dickinson Bay's southwestern shore in Texas. The project addresses...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Coastal program (CFDA 15.630) provides $100,000 in funding from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028. The purpose of the project is to establish a plan for conserving the federally and state threatened Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) as coastal habitats change. Key activities include surveying for Eastern Black Rails in identified high marsh areas...