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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...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $309,396 cooperative agreement to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The agreement will support coastal and wetland restoration in two priority areas of the Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve in Puerto Rico. Specifically, Protectores De Cuencas Inc. will implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement...

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 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...

The State Coastal Conservancy was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program to complete Phase I of the Castroville to the Coast Project. Phase I involves acquiring 24 acres of agricultural land along the Salinas Reclamation Ditch and Tembladero Slough floodplain for future restoration. The project aims to provide flood attenuation, sea level rise resilience, water quality improvement,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3.7M Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Swfwmd) to implement a large-scale effort to create and enhance up to 410 acres of estuary and coastal habitat in Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park on the southwest Florida Gulf Coast. The project aims to benefit Florida sportfish nursery habitat by converting canals into upland, wetland,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,333,334 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to permanently protect 851 acres of high-priority coastal wetlands along the Sippican River, a key component of the Buzzards Bay estuary. The project, executed in partnership with the Buzzards Bay Coalition, will conserve diverse wetland habitats including emergent marshes, shrub swamps, forested wetlands, and cranberry bogs...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $121,807 cooperative agreement to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal program (CFDA 15.630). The award will support technical and financial assistance to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement projects that benefit federal trust species, including threatened and endangered species and migratory...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a 24-month, $100,400 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) to The Nature Conservancy. The agreement will fund the collection, processing, and analysis of high-resolution 3D imagery in West Hawaii to guide habitat restoration efforts at six coastal sites (four anchialine pools and two fishponds) in partnership with the Hui Loko Network. This methodology will enable assessment of...

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...