Block Grant A24AV00867

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Delmarva R C & D Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, to restore degraded salt marshes in the Maryland Coastal Bays. The project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality, and coastal resiliency by reversing human impacts on at least 114 acres of salt marsh. Key restoration techniques include sediment addition to nourish degraded...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) will provide $14,592,212 to the County of Sarasota, Florida to restore stream, shoreline, and floodplain habitat. The project aims to benefit endangered smalltooth sawfish and recreational species like red drum, while also increasing resilience to sea level rise and removing barriers to low-salinity habitat important for...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) provides $1,400,000 to the University of Miami and partners to support capacity building, coastal habitat restoration, and climate resilience efforts in Miami, Florida. Key project activities include: Creating internship opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, and early career scientists interested in habitat restoration,...

This $2.7 million project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) will support restoration and enhancement of 159 acres of coastal wetlands and riparian habitats at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California. The California Coastal Conservancy and East Bay Regional Park District will directly restore and enhance over 14.5 acres of wetlands and 144.5 acres of grasslands,...

Groundwork Jacksonville, Inc. will receive up to $2,947,955 through a cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. The funding will support early planning for habitat restoration along Hogans Creek in Jacksonville, Florida from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. Specifically, Groundwork Jacksonville will undertake activities to daylight sections of Hogans Creek that currently run...

The Sacramento Region Water Forum received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) on August 21, 2025, to conduct programmatic evaluation and produce restoration site designs for juvenile salmonid rearing habitat along a 17-mile stretch of the lower American River in Sacramento, California. The primary deliverables include a baseline environmental assessment, wetland delineation study, and a comprehensive 60% design...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) provides $600,000 in funding to the Salmonid Restoration Federation. The project will work with North Coast Tribes to identify and plan salmon restoration projects, develop climate resilience plans, conduct technical trainings, coordinate a restoration symposium, and create a fund to compensate tribal members for their participation...

Cooperative Agreement Summary: Puapuaa Iki Habitat Restoration Project The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $1,901,521 to the County of Hawaii through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Grant Competition, effective October 1, 2025, with completion anticipated by September 30, 2029. The County will deliver habitat restoration and shoreline stabilization services across 11.5 acres of deforested,...

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will receive $8.3 million under a Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to restore high-priority habitat along three rivers in coastal Mendocino County, California. Funded through NOAA's Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463), TNC will implement on-the-ground restoration at three sites focusing on floodplain and stream habitat improvement. The work will benefit endangered Central California coast coho...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award through the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management) to the California State Coastal Conservancy. This funding will support habitat restoration planning, engineering and design, habitat restoration implementation, and land conservation projects to increase climate...