Cooperative Agreement F20AC10218

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $160,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to Northeast Wetland Restoration, a sole proprietorship located in Berwick, Maine. The purpose of this 5-year project is to correct marsh surface hydrology and improve salt marsh resilience to climate change and sea level rise at the 141-acre Little River Estuary in the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells, Maine. Northeast...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $303,461 in funding to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. through the FY2024 and FY2025 National Estuarine Research Reserve Habitat Protection and Restoration Grant Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). This Cooperative Agreement award will support the development of restoration designs for 125 acres of salt marsh using innovative techniques. The resulting data-driven restoration plans for three priority salt marshes...

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) received a $150,667 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 to test salt marsh restoration practices to advance conservation of the Saltmarsh Sparrow. Funded through the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program under the State Wildlife Grants CFDA #15.634, MDIFW will design and implement strategic, proactive conservation programs from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026....

The Conservation Fund will receive $1,520,320 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements cooperative agreement program to implement marsh restoration strategies at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027. As part of the award, The Conservation Fund will work with Blackwater NWR staff and an expert advisory panel to identify and implement tidal marsh restoration projects that support wildlife habitat...

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...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 193 acres of native habitat at the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area. The restoration will include excavating tidal channels and removing invasive plant species from 59 acres of salt marsh. An additional 8.5 acres will be planted as high marsh and tidal...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $309,846 to The Maritime Aquarium At Norwalk, Inc. to establish a collaborative group of scientists and managers to assess existing salt marsh resources and needs, develop a monitoring program, and collect new data to support improved management of these critical habitats. The project aims to advance regional knowledge of salt marshes and increase the resilience of these ecosystems...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,823,467 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) for the South Delacroix Marsh Creation Project (BS-0047). This project, led by CPRA as the local cost share partner, will develop engineering and design plans to restore over 400 acres of coastal marsh to help protect the community of Delacroix in St....

This federal Project Grant award of $1,032,672 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) supports the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources in restoring the Pouhala Marsh, the largest remaining estuarine wetland in the Pearl Harbor Basin. The primary goal is to increase the current 73-acre wetland area and enhance listed waterbird habitat and ecosystem functions. Key activities include...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,702,561 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). The grant will fund the placement of perpetual conservation easements on 1,118.754 acres of coastal wetlands and uplands in Dorchester County, Maryland, expanding the resilience of the nearby Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area. The project...