Cooperative Agreement F11AC00032

This Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program, provides $21.6 million to the City of Yakima, Washington to remove Nelson Dam and construct several new elements improving fish passage, flood conveyance, sediment transport, and water delivery systems along the Naches River. Key deliverables include constructing a roughened channel, concrete sluiceway, and floodplain approach channel to naturalize...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $1,822,000 Cooperative Agreement to Duplain Township on October 1, 2024 to remove the failing Elsie Dam on the Maple River in Clinton County, Michigan. The primary objectives are to eliminate the public safety hazard posed by the dam failure, restore the river channel through natural channel design, re-establish ecosystem function, and improve passage for aquatic organisms. Key deliverables...

Yakima County, in collaboration with the City of Yakima and the Washington State Department of Transportation, will use a $1,902,149.00 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to complete a study and design for a flood reduction and floodplain restoration project near the confluence of the Naches River and Cowiche Creek. The project aims to address recurring flooding and improve fish...

The City of Ypsilanti received a $4,465,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to finalize the removal design and fully remove the Peninsular Paper Dam from the Huron River. The project will restore aquatic organism passage and connectivity by deconstructing this 21-foot concrete gravity dam. Key activities include engineering design, sediment management, habitat protection, and...

The Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council (NCRC&DC) will receive $100,000 through a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to remove the 18-foot East Weaver Creek Dam in Weaverville, California by June 2028. Work will include demolishing the concrete and boulder dam, installing grade control structures and large woody debris, removing accumulated sediment, and repositioning...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $336,553 Cooperative Agreement to the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (dba Cascade Fisheries) on Feb 18, 2025. The project will replace a diversion dam that acts as a barrier to fish movement on Libby Creek, a tributary to the Methow River in Washington, with a passable roughened channel. This will improve fish passage and restore ecological function, benefiting endangered...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,188,663 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507) to Chelan County, Washington to complete the study and design of a comprehensive restoration project for Peshastin Creek. The project will relocate and reconnect the creek channel with its historic floodplain and construct two highway bridges across the rerouted waterway. Key project...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $4,896,250 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to assess the feasibility of removing Enloe Dam on the Similkameen River in Washington. The primary objectives are to collect additional information, complete engineering and design work to 60% for dam removal, generate a refined cost estimate, and prepare permit applications....

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 provides $106,900 to develop preliminary designs for the removal of Chambers Creek Dam and replacement of two barrier culverts on spring creek tributaries to Chambers Bay downstream of the dam on Chambers Creek Road in Steilacoom, Washington. The funding will also support technical investigations and reporting for regulatory compliance and project permitting under the official federal grant...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $507,208 Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Ecology under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041) on September 15, 2021 for completion by September 14, 2024. The grant funds three sub-awards to assess dam safety and develop alternatives to improve stability. The State of Washington will retain a consultant to evaluate seismic stability and develop options to reduce risk for Lords Lake East Dam. Chelan County Natural...