Cooperative Agreement 14F111062752013

This $800,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.611 - Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety) will enable the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to purchase 3.86 acres of property in Redmond, OR. This new land will serve as the future home for the Deschutes Watershed District Office, which currently operates out of an outdated facility in Bend, OR. The grant funds will allow the state agency to...

This federal Formula Grant award of $278,608.00, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), supports the Lower Deschutes Fish Population Study in Oregon. The primary objectives are to provide estimates of in-basin harvest, run-year specific escapement, and relative status information on resident fish populations in the Deschutes River. This information is critical for governing international, commercial,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $6,889,533 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) project grant (CFDA #15.507) to the Deschutes River Conservancy, a non-profit organization based in Bend, Oregon. The grant will fund the Deutsch Domestic Water Company's project to improve municipal and irrigation water system efficiencies in western Colorado through canal lining, rebates, and automation. Key components include replacing 150...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $570,000 Formula Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to rehabilitate a bridge over the Deschutes River near Lake Billy Chinook. The project will remove the bridge's load rating and update other structural elements to improve the overall integrity of the crossing. This grant aligns with the FHWA's broader mission to maintain and enhance transportation...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $3,600,000 Project Grant to the Oregon Business Development Department (OBDD) under the Opal Creek Wilderness Economic Grant Program (CFDA 10.726). This grant supports economic development initiatives in rural communities in the North Santiam Canyon region of Oregon impacted by natural disasters and federal lands designation. The funding enables OBDD, through its Oregon Arts Commission division, to deliver arts...

This $2,679,655 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will enable the Oregon Department of State Parks and Recreation to subgrant funds to the Bend Park and Recreation District to undertake a comprehensive park improvement project. Key activities include constructing a new parking lot, restroom, and picnic shelter, removing an existing parking lot to...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $501,500 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for the Statewide Habitat Program in the Deschutes Watershed District. The purpose of this grant is to protect, maintain, and enhance wildlife habitat across 6.8 million acres in the Deschutes sub-basin and 341,000 acres in the Hood River sub-basin...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $816,723 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Hood River Watershed Group (HRWG). The funding will be used to complete the study and design of five stream restoration projects across the East Fork Hood River, Neal Creek, and Baldwin Creek sub-watersheds in north-central Oregon. The projects aim to remove two fish passage...

This $260,782 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund planning and architectural/engineering design activities required for land acquisition and construction of a new transit mobility hub in Bend, Oregon. The grant recipient, the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), will conduct the necessary planning, project oversight, and design work to enable the future acquisition of land and...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 grant award under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA #15.685) will fund two key fish habitat restoration projects in Oregon. The $4,324,657.25 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support the Union Soil and Water Conservation District in improving fish passage and habitat connectivity in the Grande Ronde River sub-basin. The first project will construct a fishway around the Elmer Dam on Catherine Creek to restore...