Cooperative Agreement F22AC01831
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $456,244 Cooperative Agreement to the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) under the FWS Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The objective is to recreate a 100-meter desert spring refugium for the federally endangered Pahrump poolfish at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, Nevada. This project aims to establish an additional population of the Pahrump poolfish to increase the species' redundancy and...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $238,550 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to monitor the status and trends of the fish community downstream of Glen Canyon Dam along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon area. The main objectives are to: 1) Estimate the relative abundance and distribution of key fish species like rainbow trout,...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $180,953 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Department of Wildlife under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to support research and implementation of a Lahontan cutthroat trout genetic rescue project. The project aims to evaluate the benefits of introducing new genetic material to small, isolated Lahontan cutthroat trout populations in northwest Nevada to aid in the recovery of this federally threatened species...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) received a $178,034 Project Grant awarded on July 21, 2025, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615). This grant supports comprehensive conservation, management, and recovery actions for twelve federally listed fish species in Nevada, including the Devils Hole Pupfish, Moapa Dace, Razorback Sucker, Bonytail, Woundfin, Virgin River Chub, White...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) for the Wall Canyon Sucker Barrier Project. The overarching goal of this multi-year project is to permanently exclude non-native salmonid species, including brown and rainbow trout, from the upper reaches of Wall Creek in northern Washoe County, Nevada, in order to protect the population and occupied habitat of the...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $164,350 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The funds will be used to generate feasibility assessments and design alternatives for constructing fish passage barriers and irrigation diversion structures to protect the federally threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout. Specific deliverables include: Evaluation of the feasibility and design alternatives...
- This $453,646.00 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program, supports efforts to remove non-native rainbow trout and hybrids from Silver King Creek in California. The goal is to maintain the genetic integrity of the threatened Paiute cutthroat trout, one of the rarest fish species in California. The project will utilize environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling to locate areas...
- The Nevada Department of Wildlife received a $258,350 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP, CFDA 15.686) program, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This award funds Phase 2 of the Wall Canyon Sucker Barrier Project, which aims to protect an endangered endemic fish species found exclusively in Wall Creek and Mountain View Creek in northern Washoe County, Nevada. The project addresses...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $220,000 to fund a feasibility study for redesigning the Bunkerville Irrigation System along the lower Virgin River in Arizona and Nevada. The project aims to improve the efficiency of the 100-year-old irrigation system in order to maintain surface water flow and enhance habitat for the endangered Virgin River chub and woundfin. The Virgin...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $136,318 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to The Ohio State University. The project will develop a population model using statistical catch-at-age analysis to estimate age-specific abundance, mortality, and recruitment dynamics of nonnative channel catfish in the San Juan River basin. This model will assess how annual recruitment is impacted by spawner biomass and environmental variation,...
THE PAHRANAGAT ROUNDTAIL CHUB (GILA ROBUSTA JORDANI) IS ENDEMIC TO SPRING WATERS IN THEPAHRANAGAT VALLEY, NV AND WAS LISTED AS ENDANGERED IN 1970. HABITAT SURVEYS HAVE ESTABLISHED THE NEEDFOR A PERMANENT REFUGIA FOR ROUNDTAIL CHUB. AS A RESULT, THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE(USFWS) HAS TRIED TO ESTABLISH A REFUGIUM AT THE COTTONWOOD SPRING POND. HOWEVER, CERTAIN BIOLOGICALAND/OR GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOP ACUTELY AT THIS SPRING AND POND THAT ARE NOT CONDUCIVE TOPROLONGED FISH SURVIVAL. A POPULATION OF ROUNDTAIL CHUB WAS ESTABLISHED AT NEVADA DEPARTMENT OFWILDLIFE'S (NDOW) KEY PITTMAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (KPWMA) IN 2004. USFWS HAS MADE TWOATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH A POPULATION OF ROUNDTAIL CHUB AT COTTONWOOD SPRING ON PAHRANAGAT NATIONALWILDLIFE REFUGE (PNW), AND EACH REINTRODUCTION EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DECLINES. EXTENSIVE EVALUATION OFWATER QUALITY AND HABITAT AT BOTH KPWMA AND COTTONWOOD SPRING WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INSIGHT INTO THECONDITIONS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE HEALTH OF ROUNDTAIL CHUB AT EACH LOCATION. USFWS SERVICE HASCONDUCTED OFF AND ON SAMPLING PROGRAMS TO EVALUATE WHICH BIOLOGICAL AND/OR GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONSTHAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO POOR WATER QUALITY AND WHEN THESE CONDITIONS MIGHT OCCUR. NDOW AND USFWSHAVE COMPLETED SAMPLING AROUND THESE ANOXIC TIME PERIODS, HOWEVER, THERE IS A NEED TO INCREASE THESAMPLING RESOLUTION AND PROVIDE A GREATER SUITE OF BIOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYTES TO BETTERUNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY DO DECREASES RAPIDLY AND DRAMATICALLY.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 1/23/25 | ||
| Not listed | $125.1k | 6/24/22 |