Cooperative Agreement 72061219CA00008

This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) will support the restoration and maintenance of an off-channel backwater area within Wisconsin's Pool 6 of the Mississippi River. The project, to be carried out by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), aims to improve water quality, prevent future fish kills, and enhance recreational opportunities for public use and...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $200,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. This grant will support the Commission's activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities in the Great Lakes region. Key products and services to be delivered include fish population assessments, habitat...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,117,897.30 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program to the County of Genesee in Flint, Michigan. The grant will fund the Flint River Restoration project, a long-term initiative to revitalize the Flint riverfront. Key objectives include providing fish passage, naturalizing the river channel, stabilizing streambanks, and improving recreational access. The grant will reconnect 24.73 miles...

This U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 Formula Grant award, under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), provides $299,750 to the Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Division of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The funding will be utilized to initiate priority planning projects across Montana to generally improve connectivity and protect habitats for various sport fish species, as well as sensitive aquatic species. The...

This $1,680,000.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) supports the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' efforts to conduct fish population surveys and inventories, annual fish population monitoring, sport fish management investigations, habitat enhancement, and chemical contaminant assessments on the rivers, reservoirs, and inland waters of Illinois. These activities provide...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) to the Klamath Drainage District (KDD) in Oregon. The grant will fund a feasibility analysis to evaluate hydrologically reconnecting the Klamath River to the historic Lower Klamath Lake via the Ady Canal. This effort aims to restore critical wetland habitat that has been lost due to the drying of the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide $1,000,000 through a Cooperative Agreement to the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust to restore and enhance brook trout habitat in the Upper Kennebago River watershed in Maine from September 2022 to September 2025. As part of the Coastal Program, the project aims to apply habitat assessments to design restoration treatments incorporating large woody material installations. Treatments will recreate natural stream channels and accelerate recovery from a...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program provides $120,000.00 to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) to enhance monitoring of sportfish populations in Mississippi's estuarine and coastal waters. The project aims to expand passive acoustic telemetry monitoring in the Grand Bay area. Typical activities under the Sport Fish Restoration program include fish population...

The Department of Natural Resources Illinois Natural Resources Division received a $1,413,333.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will fund a comprehensive set of activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities in Illinois. Key...