Cooperative Agreement F20AC10971

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) provides $136,000.00 to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to update the National Fish Habitat Assessments by the end of 2025. The goal is to meet a Congressional requirement to continue assessing the nation's fish habitat and fill gaps in previous assessments. The project will update data layers, address known gaps in hydrology, forest harvest, and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $409,944 Project Grant to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The grant will support implementation of the National Fish Habitat Plan in the Southeast United States through two subprojects from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2027. Subproject 1 will focus on enhancing riparian and streambank habitats in the Upper Chattahoochee...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI), through the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $175,105 Cooperative Agreement to the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition Inc. to increase adoption of conservation drainage practices in Illinois. The project aims to install 3-5 conservation drainage practices, create a video series featuring the installation process and farmer/contractor/advisor testimonials, and distribute two newsletters on conservation drainage...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $170,000 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA), a non-profit organization. The goal of this 4-year project is to implement the National Fish Habitat Plan in the Southeastern United States, with a focus on identifying and prioritizing high-value aquatic habitats in the region. Key activities include revising the Southeast Aquatic Habitat...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage (CFDA 15.685) program to the New River Land Trust. The project will implement an aquatic connectivity and habitat enhancement initiative along the North Fork Roanoke River in Blacksburg, VA. Key activities include removing one severe fish passage barrier, enhancing 0.5 mile of in-stream habitat through stream restoration and streambank stabilization, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $145,267 Project Grant to the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Inc. in Lanesboro, MN. The grant will fund the restoration of 230 linear feet of the Root River that has been damaged by flood conditions, which created highly erosive stream banks and a loss of fish habitat. The project will take place from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The National Fish Habitat...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) provides $123,714 to American Rivers Inc. to manage the Ohio River Basin Fish Habitat Partnership. The project aims to improve aquatic habitat conservation and restoration throughout the Ohio River Basin by strengthening collaboration among federal, state, and non-profit partners and enhancing aquatic connectivity. Key activities include hiring a...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) will provide $140,000 to the Dubuque County Historical Society (the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium) to fund the essential work of a co-coordinator and communications lead for the Fishers Farmers Partnership (FFP) in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The funded activities include communication, outreach, and coordination for the FFP, which...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $174,998 Cooperative Agreement to Michigan State University under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. The agreement supports a comprehensive assessment of fish habitat across the United States to generate information to guide the conservation and management of inland waters. The project, running from December 2024 to November 2026, will leverage Michigan State University's expertise in areas such as agricultural,...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 (CFDA 15.631 - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program) is focused on restoring aquatic habitat connectivity in Tennessee and Alabama. The primary recipient, the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA), will utilize the funding to implement a 5-year project to survey and prioritize aquatic barriers, develop comprehensive databases of fish habitats,...