Cooperative Agreement F17AC00717

This $3,275,191 Project Grant awarded on May 9, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) supports a four-year initiative by Watsonville Wetlands Watch, a non-profit organization and community development corporation, to expand tree canopy, promote sustainable forestry practices, and create green jobs pathways in the Pajaro Valley region of California, with a focus on underserved communities....

The State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) of California was awarded a $1,226,475 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614). The 3-year grant will fund the restoration and enhancement of approximately 4 acres of threatened coastal wetlands along the Tomales Bay shoreline in Marin County, California. Key project activities include removing 2,000 cubic yards of fill, reconstructing a historic wetland slough,...

The State Coastal Conservancy was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program to complete Phase I of the Castroville to the Coast Project. Phase I involves acquiring 24 acres of agricultural land along the Salinas Reclamation Ditch and Tembladero Slough floodplain for future restoration. The project aims to provide flood attenuation, sea level rise resilience, water quality improvement,...

The State Coastal Conservancy received a $1.52 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) program. The grant will fund the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration, Phase III project in Monterey County, California from February 3, 2021 through December 31, 2026. The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act program aims to provide matching...

This $2.7 million project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) will support restoration and enhancement of 159 acres of coastal wetlands and riparian habitats at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California. The California Coastal Conservancy and East Bay Regional Park District will directly restore and enhance over 14.5 acres of wetlands and 144.5 acres of grasslands,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $1,416,670 Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy to support the Ormond Beach Wetlands Restoration Project, Phase 2. The grant is funded through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), which provides matching grants to coastal states for coastal wetlands conservation projects established under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act. The funding will...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California Waterfowl Association (CWA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). This 5-year award will fund the restoration and enhancement of approximately 350 acres of wildlife habitat in the Sacramento Valley and foothills of California, including grasslands, riparian areas, and wetlands. The project aims to improve water delivery...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,304,170 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to the California Waterfowl Association (CWA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The grant funding will be used to restore and enhance 11,773 acres of upland and wetland habitat in the Suisun and Yolo-Delta Basins of California's Central Valley over the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. CWA, which has extensive expertise in...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $896,077 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to implement a grazing management plan and infrastructure improvements across 696 acres of habitat reserve land adjacent to Morgan Hill, California. The key project activities include: Restoring approximately 455 acres of serpentine habitat types to benefit endangered species like the Bay checkerspot butterfly,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides $100,000 to support habitat restoration activities in Tomales Bay, Marin County, California. The project aims to: 1) Develop a conceptual design plan to increase connectivity of Marks Marsh to Tomales Bay, restoring 10 acres of tidal marsh habitat, and 2) Conduct invasive plant control on 1 acre of salt marsh and wetland habitat adjacent to mud flat and...