Cooperative Agreement F22AC02236
- This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $234,256 in funding to Conservation Fisheries, Inc. (CFI) to implement a 3-year demonstration project. The project aims to transition priority endangered fish propagation and reintroduction activities from CFI to National Fish Hatcheries (NFHs) in the Southeast region. This will increase the capacity of the U.S. Fish and...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA# 15.615) provides $471,085.39 to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to support implementation of conservation and recovery projects for 7 listed fish species, 1 listed mussel, 1 crayfish, 1 listed turtle, 1 listed snail, and 1 petitioned salamander species in Tennessee. Key projects include propagation and reintroduction of rare fish...
- This $1,093,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 will fund habitat restoration activities to improve migration for the trispot darter fish species. Awarded to the Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc., the funds will be used to remove or enhance a minimum of two upstream barriers within the Little Canoe Creek priority management unit in St. Clair County, Alabama between January 1, 2023 and September 30, 2027....
- The Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. will receive $156,392.50 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to implement the Trispot Darter Etheostoma trisella Cooperative 3 for 1 Barrier Removal Project. The project involves removing a 36-inch diameter concrete culvert and replacing it with a bottomless arch structure on a private road crossing of an unnamed tributary to Little Canoe Creek in St. Clair...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $423,464.13 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The grant will support nine projects over a 3-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to address the needs of Tennessee's Section 6 endangered species program. Key activities include monitoring of six listed fish species, propagation and reintroduction of one listed fish and one freshwater...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $567,476 Project Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Georgia DNR). This 3-year grant, with a period of performance from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, will support conservation efforts for the spotted turtle, a species of greatest conservation need across the Southeastern U.S. Through this funding, the Georgia DNR will collaborate with partners across 6 states to:...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program provides $188,679.25 to North Carolina State University (NC State) to conduct research on aquatic species distribution modeling to inform recovery and conservation efforts in the southeastern United States. The key products and services to be delivered under this 4-year award (05/15/2024 - 07/31/2028) include: Developing species distribution models (SDMs) for a suite...
- This $137,500 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Park Service under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954), supports efforts to restore populations of two endemic fish species - the blackside dace and Cumberland arrow darter - within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Conservation Fisheries, Inc., a non-profit organization, will collect, propagate, and release these fish into the Davis Branch stream located in the park. The goal is to...
- This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program aims to enhance capacity and infrastructure for fish disease diagnostics, fish health research, environmental DNA (eDNA) studies, and natural resource management genetics in the Southeastern United States. The award will directly benefit state fisheries agencies in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI Region 4) awarded a Cooperative Agreement of $125,000 to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028 under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. This award supports the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Plan across the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) work area through operational support for the...
THIS NEW AGREEMENT INCLUDES 98,800 00 IN U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE USFWS GRANT FUNDING FOR THE MULTIYEARGEORGIA AND TENNESSEE TRISPOT DARTER DISTRIBUTION ASSESSMENT PROJECT IN GENERAL, THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCEOF THE FEDERALLY LISTED TRISPOT DARTER ETHEOSTOMA TRISELLA IS LIKELY UNDERESTIMATED TO AN UNKNOWN EXTENT, WHICHHAS IMPLICATIONS TO RECOVERY PLANNING, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT ESA CONSULTATIONS, AND STREAM RESTORATIONINITIATIVES THE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ROBUSTLY ASSESS THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF THETRISPOT DARTER WITHIN ITS RANGE IN GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE TO GUIDE FUTURE RECOVERY PLANNING AND RESTORATION WORK TO ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECTIVE, THE TENNESSEE AQUARIUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE TNACI WILL WORK IN COLLABORATIONWITH THE USFWS AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GA DNR TO COLLECT GENETIC SAMPLES AND SCIENTIFICALLYDEFENSIBLE COUNT DATA THROUGHOUT THE SPECIES KNOWN AND HISTORICAL RANGE IN GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE FIELD SAMPLINGWILL BE CONDUCTED DURING THE BREEDING SEASON DEC MAR DURING TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS EITHER DURING FY2023 ANDFY2024 OR FY2024 AND FY2025 IN EACH OF THE SPECIES CURRENT MANAGEMENT UNITS CONASAUGA RIVER SYSTEM ANDCOOSAWATTEE RIVER SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY HISTORICAL MANAGEMENT UNITS COWANS CREEK SYSTEM, JOHNS CREEK SYSTEM, ANDWOODWARD CREEK SYSTEM USING THE DESIGN DEVELOPED AND PILOTED BY THE USFWS TRISPOT DARTER CONSERVATION ACTIONTEAM DURING 2022 IN GENERAL, USFWS AND GA DNR STAFF WILL LEAD AND CONDUCT THE SAMPLING IN THE COOSAWATTEE RIVERSYSTEM MANAGEMENT UNIT AND THE HISTORICAL MANAGEMENT UNITS COWANS CREEK SYSTEM, JOHNS CREEK SYSTEM, AND WOODWARDCREEK SYSTEM TNACI STAFF WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING THE PROPOSED SAMPLING IN THE CONASAUGA RIVER SYSTEMMANAGEMENT UNIT AND WILL ASSIST WITH THE SAMPLING IN THE COOSAWATTEE RIVER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT UNIT AS NEEDED ANDPOSSIBLE THE USFWS GRANT FUNDING PROVIDED IN THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT APPROXIMATELYFOUR TNACI STAFF COVERING SALARY, EQUIPMENT, AND TRAVEL EXPENSES WHILE IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT FORAPPROXIMATELY 12 WEEKS JAN MAR EACH YEAR FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS TNACI STAFF INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT WILL BETRAINED BY USFWS AND GA DNR STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE DESIGNED TRISPOT DARTER SAMPLING, COLLECT TISSUE SAMPLES,COMPLETE DATASHEETS DEVELOPED BY THE USFWS, AND ENTER THE SAMPLING DATA INTO THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE DEVELOPED BYTHE USFWS AT THE END OF EACH YEAR OF SAMPLING, TNACI WILL PROVIDE THE USFWS ALL COMPLETED SAMPLING DATASHEETSAND WILL ENSURE ALL SAMPLING DATA ARE ACCURATELY ENTERED INTO THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE DEVELOPED BY THE USFWS TNACI WILL ACQUIRE ALL THE PERMITS REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR STAFF COMPLETE THE PROPOSED SAMPLING
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $98.8k | 8/11/22 |