The Wildlife For Everyone Endowment Foundation will receive $730,000 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The Foundation will significantly improve wetland and stream habitat across multiple locations in Pennsylvania through restoration and stabilization projects. Specifically, over 200 acres of wetlands at two sites will be restored by...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,203,550.00 to American Rivers Inc. to implement a comprehensive aquatic habitat restoration project in Pennsylvania's Ohio and Susquehanna River basins. The key activities include removing 10 dams to reconnect 190 miles of aquatic habitat for species of conservation concern, imperiled, and federally endangered species. The project will also restore approximately 28...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), will fund a project to build upon and expand existing habitat restoration efforts in the Fish Creek watershed. The key products and services to be delivered include: Restoring up to 10 acres of wetland, riparian, and upland habitat through a combination of supplementing and expanding an existing non-native cattail removal and native...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. The award will fund efforts to restore wetland and upland habitats in the Lake Erie Marshes area of northwest Ohio. Specific activities include removing field tile, constructing low-level berms, and extending hydroperiod to restore wetland hydrology on sites transitioning from agricultural production,...
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $14,450,351 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to manage the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (WILD) program under the FWS's Adaptive Science federal grant program (CFDA 15.670). The goal of the WILD program is to conserve, steward, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats and related conservation values in the Chesapeake Bay, build capacity of regional partners to address shared...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. The grant will fund the Windsor Brook Wetland Restoration Project, which aims to restore the natural hydrology and function of a wetland area that was previously altered. Key objectives include removing a berm that impedes water flow, reducing invasive species, and allowing...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $7,772,260 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The purpose of the award is to support restoration actions that improve the resiliency of habitat and infrastructure on multiple USFWS National Wildlife Refuge properties within the Albemarle Pamlico Sound region of North Carolina. The 3-year award period runs from September 5, 2024 to September 5,...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $826,158 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Klamath Watershed Partnership, a non-profit organization. The award will fund the restoration of approximately 60 acres of wetland habitat adjacent to Lake Ewauna in Klamath Falls, Oregon over a 5-year period from August 2024 to July 2029. The project aims to develop productive, healthy wetland habitat to provide ecosystem...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $949,261.05 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Waynesboro, Virginia under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program (CFDA 15.658). The grant funding supports habitat improvements, water quality enhancements, and recreational access projects along the South River in Waynesboro. Key activities include the installation of a constructed wetland, daylighting of a currently piped stream...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Beaver Watershed Alliance, a non-profit organization, to restore aquatic habitat and populations in the War Eagle Creek watershed in Arkansas. The project aims to remove dams and low water crossings, stabilize streambanks, install in-stream structures, create wetlands, and establish public access points. This will benefit drinking water...