Cooperative Agreement F14AC00102

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. $567,000 under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) to restore fish passage at the Crooked Brook Dam in Danforth, Maine. The project will construct a pool and weir fishway to provide access to 137 stream miles of habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon and eastern brook trout, as well as nearly 9,000 acres of lake habitat for river herring. Beyond the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA# 15.685), provides $1,264,500 in funding to the Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. for the removal of two dams in Maine's Merrymeeting Bay Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit. The primary components of the project are: Removal of the Mercer Dam on Little Norridgewock Stream in Chesterville, which is owned by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. This...

The Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. was awarded a $570,664 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608). The goals of the project are to restore habitat connectivity for sea run fish species in the Sabattus River watershed in Maine by removing two dams. Species that will benefit include alewife, American eel, American shad, Atlantic salmon, eastern brook trout, and...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will mitigate threats to critical salmon habitat in the Yukon River Delta. The project aims to restore aquatic connectivity by removing a fish passage barrier in a Yukon River slough used by five Pacific salmon species. It will also involve inventorying and assessing fish passage barriers in the lower Yukon region, with community...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Town of Whiting, Maine a $2,900,000 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) to remove a dilapidated dam on the Orange River and replace it with a modern, safe structure that incorporates fish passage. The project, which has a completion date of December 31, 2028, will provide safe, timely, and effective movement for endangered Atlantic salmon and other diadromous fish species such as river herring,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Essex County Department of Public Works (Essex County DPW) under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to restore and reconnect riverine habitat within the Boquet River Watershed in Essex County, New York. The project will replace an existing dual culvert crossing over the North Branch of the Boquet River with a 120-foot bridge, removing a key aquatic passage barrier and opening 49 upstream miles...

This $215,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (under CFDA #15.685 - National Fish Passage Program) to the Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District is focused on improving fish passage for high priority salmon species in Alaska. The project aims to replace priority culverts that currently act as fish passage barriers with properly sized and engineered structures designed to mimic natural stream characteristics and allow passage...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608). The grant will support replacement of the Branch Pond Dam fishway and Cummings Brook culvert in Maine from May 2021 through December 2024. Funding will enable Atlantic Salmon Federation to undertake infrastructure improvement projects that will enhance fish passage and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council to improve habitat for salmon and steelhead in the Ennis Creek watershed in Washington. The key activities to be performed under this award include: Contracting an engineering consultant to produce designs and cost estimates to replace an existing fish barrier culvert with a bridge on lower Ennis Creek, securing necessary...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,415,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) in Alaska. The purpose of this project is to provide improved fish passage to high priority salmon species by replacing priority culverts that currently act as barriers with properly sized and engineered structures allowing passage for all life stages of these species. During the 2024 field seasons, KPB will manage the...