Cooperative Agreement F13AC00379

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,485,167 Cooperative Agreement to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The goal of the 5-year Kelly Run Stream Restoration Project is to restore natural river processes, reconnect floodplains, improve water quality, and enhance aquatic connectivity in the Kelly Run watershed. The project seeks to enhance ecological diversity, minimize future...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. (doing business as Pine Creek Lumber) received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 17, 2025. The grant funds the purchase and installation of two advanced dry kilns to expand lumber drying capacity at the company's Kreamer, Pennsylvania facility. This capital equipment investment will enable increased...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $384,416 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) program to the Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant, titled "WOODLAND STEWARDSHIP NETWORK HARVESTING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS," will fund a 5-year project focused on forest management and conservation activities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The project aims to develop genetically improved tree seeds and...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $374,595.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will support the Klamath Watershed Partnership, a non-profit organization, in restoring and enhancing approximately 5.2 river miles of habitat connectivity and access to important trout spawning areas in the upper Williamson River in Oregon. The project will benefit numerous species of wildlife including deer,...

This $100,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), will fund replacement exclusion fencing to protect approximately 1.6 total stream miles of Fivemile Creek and associated spring habitats in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The Klamath Watershed Partnership, doing business as Klamath Watershed, will install fencing to reduce or eliminate cattle access to riparian...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded $250,000 to Kentucky's Energy & Environment Cabinet under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act Nursery Vegetation program (CFDA 10.736) on September 18, 2025, with a completion date of September 17, 2030. This grant supports the modernization and expansion of state nursery and tree seed orchard facilities to increase seedling and seed production capacity. Funding will be utilized for capital improvements to...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $903,075.04 Project Grant to the Klamath Watershed Partnership under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) to undertake several wetlands restoration and enhancement activities in the Keno Reach of the Klamath River in Klamath Falls, Oregon from September 2022 through September 2027. Key deliverables include identifying opportunities for creating, restoring, and enhancing littoral and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $6,250,000 Project Grant to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant will support the "Pennsylvania Woodland Resilience Enhancement Network" project, which aims to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate market access for underserved and historically marginalized non-industrial private forest...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides $200,000 to the Klamath Watershed Partnership to analyze and restore the Fishhole and Pole Creek watersheds in Oregon. The initial Phase I effort will assess priority areas for restoration and watershed function, including analyzing grazing and cattle management impacts. Planned restoration activities may include...