Cooperative Agreement F15AC00647

The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, in collaboration with the Kawuneeche Valley Ecosystem Restoration Collaborative (KVERC), received a $1,182,400 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The award will fund a study and design project to restore the Kawuneeche Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park to a natural beaver-willow ecosystem. Key activities include developing...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,541,128 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy to implement the Lower College of Marin Corte Madera Creek Habitat Restoration Project. This project will restore approximately 1.5 acres of aquatic, tidal, transition zone, and riparian upland habitat in the San Francisco Bay Estuary through the partial removal of a concrete channel and the restoration of native habitats....

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $3,800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund the Calabazas/San Tomas Aquino Creek - Marsh Connection Project, which is part of the larger Lower South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. The key activities to be carried out under this award include environmental review and documentation...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) provides $2,000,000 to the Ducks Unlimited non-profit organization to implement the Mountain View Restoration Project at Ponds A1 and A2W within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The project will create climate-resilient public access, restore a range of tidal habitats, and increase flood management...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award through the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management) to the California State Coastal Conservancy. This funding will support habitat restoration planning, engineering and design, habitat restoration implementation, and land conservation projects to increase climate...

This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $201,438 to Colorado State University to study the role of large wood in promoting channel-floodplain connectivity for river restoration. The university will collect data from natural channels on characteristics of logjam formations and their influence on hydrologic connectivity between channels and adjacent floodplains. Researchers will use this data to develop guidelines for...

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...

This Project Grant award of $987,639 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaboration between Pontchartrain Conservancy, the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley, and Louisiana Sea Grant to co-design, implement, and study a community science-based flood monitoring model in under-resourced communities in southeast Louisiana impacted by climate change. The project aims to increase multi-directional communication, community participation in...

This $999,929 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517) will support a comprehensive monitoring and assessment effort associated with the removal of the Klamath River dams in Oregon. The project aims to quantify the abundance and migration patterns of salmon and steelhead as access to over 400 miles of previously blocked habitat is restored. Key activities include operating a...

This federal Project Grant award of $919,880.00 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program (CFDA 97.045). The grant funds technical services and activities aimed at enhancing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and strengthening national preparedness against flooding hazards. Key products and services to be delivered include flood hazard mapping, risk assessments, data modeling, community engagement, and...