Project Grant R828218016

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust (Trust) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The primary objective is to implement habitat conservation projects in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North Dakota, and potentially South Dakota and Montana if needed, to benefit breeding bird populations. Key project activities include restoring and enhancing wetland...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded North Dakota State University $398,200 under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.461) on May 15, 2021 for a project concluding on December 31, 2024. The funding supports research to evaluate the effectiveness of constructed wetlands in reducing sediment and nutrient loads to improve water quality within 303(d)-listed watersheds in North Dakota. Specifically, the university will analyze what size, depth and design...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) provides $4,721,033 to Ducks Unlimited Inc. to conserve grasslands and wetlands on working agricultural lands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota. The project aims to promote grazing systems and longer-term conservation easements to keep these critical waterfowl and migratory bird habitats productive and intact. Key activities...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Ducks Unlimited Inc.'s Great Plains Regional Office a $6.3 million project grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program. The grant will support the acquisition of conservation easements to permanently protect 7,646 acres of prairie pothole region habitat in North Dakota, benefiting migratory birds and other wildlife. Funding will be used from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025 to acquire...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded $491,056 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal Formula Grant program (CFDA 15.611) to the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish for the period of January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The funding will support the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish's environmental infectivity and persistency surveys and investigations of chronic wasting disease prion on the Northern Great...

The University of North Dakota received a $14,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) to investigate the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) injection for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and geologic CO2 storage in the Bakken formation. The project aims to conduct laboratory studies and a minimum 18-month field pilot test to evaluate the potential for incremental oil recovery...

This $6,420,490 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) will fund the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's administration of the Private Land Open To Sportsmen (PLOTS) program. The PLOTS program provides public walk-in hunting access on enrolled private lands across North Dakota. In addition to landowner payments, the grant supports the department's expenses for grass...

This Project Grant award of $100,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) supports the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish in assessing the health and distribution of the Dakota skipper, a threatened butterfly species, across North Dakota. The primary objectives are to survey areas known to have supported Dakota skipper populations as well as areas of high-quality habitat that lack recent survey data. Vegetative surveys...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region awarded North Dakota State University a $426,400 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant will support hazardous fuels reduction activities in North Dakota through June 2027. As the sub-awardee, North Dakota Forest Service will deliver services focused on reducing wildfire risks and long-term resource damage by lessening the volume of hazardous fuels across...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $226,654 to the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust to implement conservation efforts that restore aquatic habitats and improve fish passage in the Northern Great Plains region. The project aims to protect, restore, and enhance priority habitats identified by the Great Plains Fish Habitat Partnership, a consortium of agencies and states working to support...