Cooperative Agreement F16AC00287

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $155,481 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for the Coquille Valley Wildlife Area (CVWA) project. The grant supports ODFW's efforts to maintain and enhance critical wintering waterfowl habitats, protect important conservation habitats, and provide public access and use of the 696-acre...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $501,500 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for the Statewide Habitat Program in the Deschutes Watershed District. The purpose of this grant is to protect, maintain, and enhance wildlife habitat across 6.8 million acres in the Deschutes sub-basin and 341,000 acres in the Hood River sub-basin...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $997,342 Formula Grant to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem Region Office, under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) program. The grant will fund a 3-year study to understand the demographics, resource selection patterns, forage availability, and diet quality of the healthy California bighorn sheep population in the John Day River Canyon. The research team, including...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $467,469 cooperative agreement to Klamath Watershed Partnership doing business as Klamath Watershed under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support projects restoring and enhancing approximately 1 river mile utilizing 80 instream structures and planting, as well as installing 1.25 miles of electric fence to protect riparian environments at the Yamsi Ranch....

The Oregon Desert Land Trust and partners received a $417,250 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 through July 15, 2027. The funding is provided under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to assess, protect, and restore streams, springs, and wet meadows in Oregon's Trout Creek and Pueblo Mountains. Key activities over the five-year period include continuing to assess and prioritize wet...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to enhance riparian and instream habitat along one mile of the Wood River in Oregon. The project aims to add approximately 50 large woody debris structures to the river to increase habitat complexity and benefit species like bull trout, Lost River and shortnose suckers, and redband trout. Additional benefits are expected for riparian-dependent birds,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $256,848 Formula Grant to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The grant funding will support the Umpqua Watershed District Wildlife staff's efforts to protect, maintain, and enhance wildlife habitats on various land ownerships within Coos and Douglas Counties, Oregon. Key objectives include protecting wildlife...

The Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers (PUR) was awarded a $139,369.46 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) on October 27, 2024. The funding will support instream restoration and fish passage improvement projects in the Lower Umpqua River Basin in Oregon. Key project elements include fish passage design, archeological surveys, geotechnical surveys, culvert replacements, and placement of large wood and boulders in...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $408,451 Cooperative Agreement (Federal Grant ID L24AC00102) to the Marys River Watershed Council to support the "ORWA SRS SHOTPOUCH CREEK PHASE III" project. This award is funded through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program, which provides grants for natural resource management and conservation projects on federal lands. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $888,889 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The purpose of this grant is to purchase, build, or help expand shooting sports opportunities and locations across Oregon. The grant has a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028. As the state's primary wildlife management agency, ODFW will leverage its...