Cooperative Agreement F12AC01106

The Department of Fish & Game Division of Ecological Restoration received a $1,501,430 Project Grant under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to implement the Windswept Bog Ecological Restoration Project. This project will restore over 43.8 acres of decreasing coastal wetland habitats on a retired cranberry bog site in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Key restoration activities include removing berms and water control...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the federal Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608), will enable the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to restore or improve 866 acres of oak and pine barrens habitat in northwestern Wisconsin. The key deliverables include: Improving firebreaks supporting 585 acres of barrens habitat and restoring or enhancing 281 acres of barrens habitat through mechanical treatment....

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,605,548.67 Project Grant to the City of Oakdale under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The project will enhance approximately 22 acres of riparian and upland habitats along the lower Stanislaus River in California. Key activities include excavating 54,800 cubic yards of material to expand emergent wetlands, create side channels, and install alcoves and large wood structures to...

This $300,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The Executive Office will subgrant the funds to the Town of Natick to design and construct a boardwalk connecting the North and South Pickerel Pond recreation areas. The project will also include site preparation and minor trail...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will receive $644,100 under a Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to subgrant funds to Pittsfield Township. Pittsfield Township will use the subaward to construct an accessible trail, resurface existing tennis courts and add pickleball courts, construct an accessible pathway to park amenities, and install bleachers, benches, trash bins, and bike racks at...

The Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs of Massachusetts will use a $1.04 million subaward from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to improve pedestrian access and restore landscaping at Anniversary Hill Park in Holyoke, Massachusetts from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Funding will support selective landscaping, stone wall and bridge renovations, an accessible trail to Scott Tower, vegetative...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $302,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658) to the Housatonic Valley Association, Inc. to develop preliminary designs for replacing two barrier culverts on Pond Mountain Brook in Kent, Connecticut. The project aims to reconnect over 3 miles of high-quality cold-water habitat for Eastern Brook Trout within the Macedonia Brook watershed. The culvert replacements...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) a $1,333,334 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) Project Grant to permanently protect 851 acres of a high-priority coastal wetland ecosystem along the Sippican River, a key component of the Buzzards Bay estuary. The grant will be used, along with non-federal matching funds from project partner Buzzards Bay Coalition, to purchase the full project area, which...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) was awarded a $6,272,372 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on January 15, 2025, supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Massachusetts. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting...

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will receive $1.19 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funds will support improvements to Lawrence Heritage State Park in Lawrence, MA, including demolishing an existing non-compliant playground and constructing a new fully accessible playground with water spray...