Cooperative Agreement F14AC00335

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 (USFWS) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Essex County Department of Public Works (Essex County DPW) 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, which will remove an aquatic passage barrier and open 49 upstream...

The National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) has awarded a $12,000,000 project grant to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) on behalf of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The grant funding will be used to construct 4,500 linear feet of trails and three new park entrances at Spring Creek Park North in New York City. The project will also remove existing asphalt,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $262,003 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) to the River Country Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc. for stream habitat restoration projects in Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties, Wisconsin. The grant will fund stabilization of 0.28 miles of streambank on Creek 24-13 and 0.57 miles of streambank on Danuser Creek. The projects aim to reduce bank erosion, sediment inputs, and phosphorus levels,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $490,328 to Wyoming County Soil & Water Conservation District under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program, effective October 1, 2025, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2028. The district will restore and stabilize 2.5 acres of stream corridor habitat along Tonawanda Creek in Attica, New York, supporting Focus Area 4 of the GLRI Action Plan IV and...

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) was awarded a $837,500 Project Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to control invasive species and restore approximately 110 acres of silver maple-ash swamps at Beaver Island and Buckhorn Island State Parks. The key activities funded include invasive species control, forest restoration plantings, deer impact...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) awarded $6,997,614 in total obligated federal funding to the New York State Department of State through the FY2024 and FY2025 Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Grant Competition, with an award date of October 1, 2025 and completion date of September 30, 2029. In partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation...

Trout Unlimited and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will cooperatively restore and reconnect salmon and brook trout habitat in New York's Saranac River Basin through a $286,018 Cooperative Agreement awarded under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program of the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5. Key products and services include Trout Unlimited facilitating the removal of barriers to aquatic organism passage in the Lower Saranac River. Additionally, Trout...

This $1,421,821 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658) supports the acquisition and long-term stewardship of approximately 275 acres of land within the Onondaga Lake watershed in New York. The project aims to implement the preferred restoration alternative of land preservation to address natural resource damages, as outlined in the 2017 Onondaga...

This $860,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on May 1, 2024 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), will fund the restoration of a degraded portion of Kingsbury Creek, a trout stream in Proctor, Minnesota. The project aims to reshape the stream channel, plant native vegetation, and construct a floodplain to enhance the ecological value and community benefits of the waterway. Key outcomes include improved habitat for native fish species, increased recreational...