Cooperative Agreement F21AC03169

Sweet Marsh Wetland Enhancement Project The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) received a $244,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The award funds the Sweet Marsh Wetland Enhancement Project, which will enhance 158 acres of wetland habitat within the Upper Wapsipinicon River floodplain in northeastern Iowa. This project...

The City of Port Washington received a $135,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to restore habitats for migratory birds, wildlife, and pollinators in the Valley Creek corridor. Key project activities include controlling invasive species, diversifying the tree canopy, installing native plants, and converting maintained turf to native pollinator meadows at the Birchwood Hills and Upper Lake...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s Southern Regional Office division. The goal of the Port Fourchon Terracing Project is to construct 1,000 linear feet of earthen terraces in fragmented brackish marsh near Port Fourchon and south of Leeville, Louisiana to protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Key project elements include:...

The Green River Greenbelt Task Force Restoration Project was awarded a $249,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on October 1, 2022 through the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation program. Under this award, the Green River Greenbelt Task Force will implement wetland and upland habitat restoration efforts along the Green River in Wyoming through September 30, 2025. As part of the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $939,499.54 Cooperative Agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. through the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) to fund the Upper Greenbrier River Watershed Fish Passage Project in West Virginia. The project will remove 7 culverts acting as fish passage barriers and replace them with stream simulation-designed span structures, reconnecting 25 miles of habitat for priority species including brook trout, green floater, eastern hellbender, and...

The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) will restore one acre of wetland habitat on the campus of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan under a $810,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5. The wetland restoration activities are funded through October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program (CFDA #66.469). Specifically, ARC will address three Beneficial Use Impairments in the Rouge...

This $860,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on May 1, 2024 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), will fund the restoration of a degraded portion of Kingsbury Creek, a trout stream in Proctor, Minnesota. The project aims to reshape the stream channel, plant native vegetation, and construct a floodplain to enhance the ecological value and community benefits of the waterway. Key outcomes include improved habitat for native fish species, increased recreational...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $903,075.04 Project Grant to the Klamath Watershed Partnership under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) to undertake several wetlands restoration and enhancement activities in the Keno Reach of the Klamath River in Klamath Falls, Oregon from September 2022 through September 2027. Key deliverables include identifying opportunities for creating, restoring, and enhancing littoral and...

This $4,142,968 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports a collaborative effort led by the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FSSD) and the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to accelerate the implementation of nature-based shoreline adaptation solutions in the San Francisco Bay. The key activities funded through this grant include: 1) Developing a...

The State Coastal Conservancy received a $1.452 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 8 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) for the San Francisco Bay Coastal Wetlands Revegetation Project Phase III. The award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, supports continued invasive species removal and native habitat restoration in the San Francisco Estuary. Deliverables include the removal of...