Cooperative Agreement F21AC03027

The Catalina Island Eelgrass Restoration Project is a $199,520 federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. The project aims to restore 60,000 square feet of Zostera pacifica eelgrass, a critical fish habitat, at White Cove on Catalina Island, California. The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation, doing business as The Bay Foundation, will employ innovative transplant methodologies to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $442,094 Project Grant through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to advance the conservation and recovery of six rare plant species found on the northern Channel Islands off the coast of California. The project, led by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG) and its collaborators, will implement critical surveys, seed collections, seed increase, and...

This $4 million project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will restore kelp forest habitat in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Awarded on August 1, 2022 to the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association, the project will transition urchin barrens to kelp forests through hand removal of red and purple sea urchins. It will also outplant bull kelp to increase annual recruitment and growth. Monitoring will assess the success of urchin management and...

The State Coastal Conservancy received a $1.4 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 14.3 acres of coastal wetlands and associated uplands in the Big Canyon Nature Park in Upper Newport Bay, California. The project will restore 1,900 feet of tidal and creek channels, 2.8 acres of tidal marsh, 7.3 acres of transitional wetlands, and 4.2 acres of coastal...

The Richardson Bay Regional Agency was awarded a $2.78 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to collaboratively restore eelgrass in Richardson Bay. Over four years, the Agency will restore at least 15 acres of eelgrass habitat, implement its Eelgrass Protection and Management Plan, develop a restoration plan, remove marine debris, and engage the community. Two...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $5,999,290 in funding through the FY2024 and FY2025 Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves (CFDA 11.420) grant program to the California State Coastal Conservancy. This Cooperative Agreement award will support the Ormond Beach Coastal Restoration Project - Phase 1, which will restore 260 acres of coastal dune and wetland habitats in Southern California. The project aims to improve the durability and resilience...

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $433,859 Cooperative Agreement through its Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) to restore the Chandeleur Islands. This project aims to improve the function, resilience, and longevity of the island chain by reintroducing sand and helping to extend the islands' lifespan and prevent complete submergence. The restoration efforts will...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $197,420 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Friends of the San Juans, a non-profit organization located in Friday Harbor, Washington. The primary goal of this project is to restore the Eastsound Waterfront Park on Orcas Island to improve feeding and rearing habitat for out-migrating juvenile Chinook salmon, increase forage fish spawning habitat, and enhance prey for other protected marine species like bocaccio rockfish...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $172,000 Formula Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo, to continue developing the first land-based restoration facility on the east coast of Puerto Rico. The goal of this 1-year project is to successfully rear and restore the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) and important framework-building...