Cooperative Agreement 90RW0053

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $131,662.26 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant funds the FISH LIFE HISTORY ANALYSIS PROGRAM, which focuses on collecting and analyzing critical life history parameters of coral reef fishes and bottom fish species commonly harvested for recreation and subsistence in the CNMI....

This $1,373,066.67 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) funds the operation and maintenance of the William Jack Hernandez Sportfish Hatchery (WJHSH) in Alaska. The WJHSH produces over 4 million fish annually, including Chinook and Coho salmon, rainbow trout, and Arctic char, which are stocked at over 200 locations across Alaska to provide additional fishing opportunities and reduce pressure...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), provides $570,157.00 to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife to purchase specialized fish food to support the production and rearing of approximately 5.53 million juvenile salmon and steelhead for release from 8 hatchery facilities across the state. The grant period runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The Sport Fish...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $208,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). The grant funds will support KDWP's efforts to provide a unique winter fishing experience through the commercial purchase and stocking of harvestable-sized rainbow trout. This will allow KDWP to offer recreational fishing opportunities that would not otherwise be possible without this federal funding. The grant has a...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $283,384.44 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). This grant funding will support ODWC's Aquatic Education and R3 Fishing Program, which provides anglers and potential anglers in Oklahoma with learning platforms including in-person trainings, fishing clinics, online resources, and virtual courses. The program aims to help Oklahomans become...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,818,396 Formula Grant to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant funds will be used by WDFW to rear and stock approximately 8.1 million (57,502 lbs.) rainbow, brook, brown, cutthroat, kokanee, golden, and tiger trout for release in public waters statewide during July 2023 through June 2024. Additionally, the grant will support...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $150,000 to the Nez Perce Tribe to fund the design and implementation of an additional partial ground at the Wilson and Dorrance diversion locations on the Wallowa River. These diversions have been identified as priority partial fish passage barriers. The project aims to restore aquatic connectivity and enable all life stages of species like spring Chinook salmon,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $490,350 Formula Grant to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The grant funds a long-term monitoring program of fish populations on the Wabash River in Illinois. Specifically, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will continue its long-term fish population monitoring program on the Illinois portion...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,160,336 Formula Grant to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant supports activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public use of these resources, as well as activities that provide boat access to public waters. Through this funding, WDFW will protect sports fish and their habitats...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $654,973 Formula Grant on July 1, 2025 to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant supports CDFW's efforts to conduct research, hatchery operations, and release up to 350,000 juvenile white seabass annually to enhance recreational and commercial fisheries in Southern California. CDFW partners with Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, which...