Cooperative Agreement F12AC01321

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) to the Resighini Rancheria, a federally recognized Native American tribe in California. The goal of the Lower Waukell and Junior Creeks Restoration Project is to replace two existing large culverts, elevate the roadway, and restore native vegetation to improve wetland habitat for at-risk fisheries and other tribal trust species,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Smith River Alliance Inc. a $348,199 cooperative agreement under the National Fish Passage program to replace an undersized culvert barrier with a fish-passable structure on a tributary to Morrison Creek in northern California. The culvert replacement will improve access to 1.1 miles of habitat and support the National Fish Passage program's goal of reconnecting habitat fragmented by barriers. Specifically, Smith River Alliance...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $241,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685). The funds will support preliminary planning and design activities to restore fish access to slough and tidal floodplain habitats in three priority sites along the lower Smith River estuary in California. This includes completing surveys, developing preliminary designs up to 10% for Islas Slough and Spruce...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $4,000,000 to restore fish passage to up to 14 miles of high-quality habitat in Southeast Alaska. The project will address barriers at 11 culverts on Native-owned and non-federal lands to improve passage for salmonid species, which are regional priorities. The Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition, a non-profit organization based in...

Project Grant Award Summary The Nestucca, Neskowin And Sand Lake Watersheds Council received a $1,120,030.31 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) program (CFDA 15.686). The award, effective July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for September 15, 2026, funds the replacement of two undersized and poorly functioning culverts in Lower Sutton Creek in Neskowin, Oregon with two aquatic organism passage...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $908,289 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program to the Curry County Soil And Water Conservation District, doing business as South Coast Watershed Council, to restore 2,500 feet of the Morton Creek stream channel and establish 19 acres of native riparian forest. Key project activities include reconstructing the stream channel, creating an off-channel aquatic habitat, installing log...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) to restore a road-stream crossing on Deer Creek. The project will replace a 7-foot diameter culvert with a 33-foot span timber bridge, reconnecting 5 miles of upstream channel to over 4 miles downstream. This will halt the annual input of up to 15 tons of sediment from road runoff entering Deer Creek, improving stream...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will fund the Confederated Tribes Siletz Indians (C T S I) to perform habitat restoration and connectivity improvements on 40 acres of the valley floor and Fivemile Creek in Oregon. The project involves regrading the valley floor, removing cross-valley dikes, placing large wood structures, and establishing native plants to...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 grant award under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA #15.685) will fund two key fish habitat restoration projects in Oregon. The $4,324,657.25 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support the Union Soil and Water Conservation District in improving fish passage and habitat connectivity in the Grande Ronde River sub-basin. The first project will construct a fishway around the Elmer Dam on Catherine Creek to restore...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $3,848,921 to the California State Coastal Conservancy through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program under the FY2024 and FY2025 National Estuarine Research Reserve Habitat Protection and Restoration Grant Competition. The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2029, supports comprehensive coastal habitat restoration and ecosystem enhancement...