Cooperative Agreement F12AC01224

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $157,981.68 to initiate a three-phase watershed restoration plan for the Cienega Creek watershed in Arizona. The first phase of the project will involve a detailed watershed assessment, including field surveys and mapping of erosion and sedimentation issues across seven subwatersheds. This assessment will inform the development of a strategized design...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Watershed Restoration Coalition of the Upper Clark Fork Inc. to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River watershed in western Montana. The funding will support the coalition's collaborative efforts to identify priorities for flow restoration, develop solutions to chronic stream dewatering, and create a five-year strategic plan. Key activities...

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $4,750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.512) to Reclamation District 108 to advance the Floodplain Forward program. The program aims to improve habitat conditions and aid the recovery of fish, birds, and other wildlife in the Sacramento River Basin by reconnecting rivers to historic floodplains, enhancing in-river habitats, creating fish rearing areas, and supporting food cycles to benefit juvenile salmon....

Protectores De Cuencas Inc. was awarded a $1,664,909.78 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to design and construct a customized fish passage at the Culebrinas River Dam in Puerto Rico. The project aims to address connectivity limitations and facilitate migration for native freshwater fish species in the river, which rely on a diadromous life cycle requiring migration between freshwater and marine environments. Through this two-year...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded the Town of Chatham, Massachusetts a $416,000 cooperative agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention CFDA #10.904 program. The funding will support the installation of a new stormwater collection and treatment system to capture and treat the first inch of runoff from Fox Hill Road. This will protect the neighboring shellfish aquaculture growing areas as part of the Cape Cod Water Resources...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), aims to better understand and quantify the impacts of water harvesting structures and strategic grazing management on vegetation restoration in New Mexico watersheds affected by climate change. The project, awarded to New Mexico State University for $110,000 over 5 years, will develop an integrated restoration design and monitoring...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658), awarded a $148,639.60 Cooperative Agreement to The Watershed Institute (TWI) on June 17, 2024. The purpose of the award is to implement a large-scale restoration project that converts a 27,000 sq ft impervious parking lot into multiple types of pervious surfaces, creates 2,000 sq ft of bioretention features, and installs green infrastructure...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI), through the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $175,105 Cooperative Agreement to the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition Inc. to increase adoption of conservation drainage practices in Illinois. The project aims to install 3-5 conservation drainage practices, create a video series featuring the installation process and farmer/contractor/advisor testimonials, and distribute two newsletters on conservation drainage...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant supports the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning. The project aims to address critical water management challenges in the southwestern United States by facilitating collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including federal agencies, local...

Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC) was awarded a $143,251 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to complete planning activities for the restoration of Palmas Pond Wetlands in southeast Puerto Rico. Under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), PDC will coordinate with five private landowners, conduct hydrologic studies, assess invasive species, and develop preliminary designs and permitting for the wetland...