Under this cooperative agreement, national fish and wildlife foundation nfwf and U S fish and wildlife FWS will manage the chesapeake watershed investments for landscape defense wild program…

Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Award ID
F22AC02642
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$7,200,000

Award facts

Assistance listing
15.670 Adaptive Science
Completion date 87% complete
Funding
  • $3,600,000.00 Federal
  • $3,600,000.00 Non-federal
Funding agency
DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Place of performance
Washington, DC, USA

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About this award

Under this $7.2 million cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will manage the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Wild program authorized under the Adaptive Science federal grant program (CFDA 15.670). NFWF will develop a competitive grant program through June 2027 to conserve, steward, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Eleven sub-awards were also provided to organizations across multiple states to complete specific conservation and restoration projects, such as permanently protecting over 2,000 acres of priority habitats through land acquisition and easements, designing freshwater mussel restoration plans, and improving aquatic organism passage.

Description

Under this cooperative agreement, national fish and wildlife foundation nfwf and U S fish and wildlife FWS will manage the chesapeake watershed investments for landscape defense wild program authorized by the national fish and wildlife foundation establishment act, 16 U S C 3701 of 1984, nfwf will assist FWS by developing a competitive grant program with the goal of conserving, stewarding, and enhancing fish and wildlife habitats and related conservation values in the chesapeake BAY, building capacity of regional partners to address shared restoration and conservation priorities, and enhancing coordination among federal, state, local, and regional entities working toward shared goals for sustaining natural resources and human communities throughout the watershed

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Ducks Unlimited Inc. Enhance water management capabilities at Doe Creek Wildlife Management Area on Virginia's Eastern Shore through new water control structures and resilience… $460,488
Commons Inc. Support NFWF's Chesapeake Program staff with necessary planning and development to extend FieldDoc's capabilities. Project will support multi-program reporting,… $31,324
IUP Research Institute Design and implement crop tree management and variable density thinning practices in young forest stands to improve the resiliency of oak forests and enhance… $286,516
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Complete aquatic organism passage projects on state game lands to benefit brook trout and other important and at-risk aquatic species. Project will result in 20… $494,210

Quick answers

Who received award F22AC02642?

F22AC02642 was awarded to National Fish And Wildlife Foundation by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on July 12, 2022.

How much is award F22AC02642 worth?

$7,200,000 has been obligated on F22AC02642: $3,600,000 in federal funding and $3,600,000 in non-federal funding.

Which agency awarded F22AC02642?

DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) awarded F22AC02642, with funding from DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 (Fish and Wildlife Service).

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