Cooperative Agreement 24GN11061800249

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to enhance riparian and instream habitat along one mile of the Wood River in Oregon. The project aims to add approximately 50 large woody debris structures to the river to increase habitat complexity and benefit species like bull trout, Lost River and shortnose suckers, and redband trout. Additional benefits are expected for riparian-dependent birds,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a 2-year, $218,746 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy to restore the Kiholo Fishpond in North Kona, Hawaii. The project will focus on two key objectives: 1) Restoring estuarine and benthic habitat through vegetation management and sediment removal, and 2) Measuring and sharing the results of restoration efforts through scientific monitoring and...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) was awarded a $10,100,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463). The purpose of this 3-year award is to implement large-scale restoration across the Snohomish and Stillaguamish Rivers within the Whidbey Basin to recover Chinook salmon. The project will take a holistic approach by targeting restoration to support two critical life stages:...

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA #15.631) will fund a three-phase project to restore Ish Tish Creek and address fish passage barriers in Oregon. Phase I will include stream analysis, modeling, and surveys to inform the restoration actions needed. Phases II and III will then implement the restoration, including constructing two roughened channels to allow fish...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) to Delmarva RC&D Inc., a non-profit organization, to restore degraded salt marshes in the Maryland Coastal Bays. This 2-year project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality, and coastal resiliency by reversing human impacts and restoring salt marsh processes on at least 114 acres. The restoration techniques include sediment addition to nourish...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) has awarded a $226,654 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust, Inc. to implement efforts to restore aquatic habitats in the Northern Great Plains. The overall goal is to protect, restore, and enhance priority habitats identified by the Great Plains Fish Habitat Partnership, a consortium of agencies and states. The funding will support a variety of restoration activities on...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $253,394.00 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA #15.605) to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW). The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to administer and implement lake and stream rehabilitation projects to maintain and improve freshwater fishing opportunities, with a focus on restoring trout fishing and native fish...

This $233,037.38 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program will fund habitat restoration and conservation activities on private lands in Bly, Oregon. The primary focus is to address erosion issues and improve habitat for redband trout and other fish species in the South Fork Sprague River system. Key activities include installing wood structures and adding large wood and rocks...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will fund the Confederated Tribes Siletz Indians (C T S I) to perform habitat restoration and connectivity improvements on 40 acres of the valley floor and Fivemile Creek in Oregon. The project involves regrading the valley floor, removing cross-valley dikes, placing large wood structures, and establishing native plants to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $490,000 Cooperative Agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to support habitat restoration activities on the Sunrise Mountain Ranch in Klamath County, Oregon. The 5-year project, running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028, will focus on restoring aquatic, riparian, and floodplain habitats along the Sprague River and its tributaries on the 15,000-acre ranch. Key restoration...