The Arizona Game and Fish Department will receive $690,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The funding will support Phase 3 of a project to reconnect the West Fork Black River to its tributaries of Hayground, Home, and Stinky Creeks in Arizona. Phase 3 involves implementing the removal of four artificial fish barriers located in the...
This $157,981.68 cooperative agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.244 - Aquatic Resources Management) initiates a three-phase watershed restoration plan for the Cienega Creek watershed in Arizona. The first phase involves a detailed watershed assessment, including extensive field surveys to identify current erosion and sedimentation issues within seven subwatersheds. This phase will produce a comprehensive geodatabase and strategized design plan to guide the next phase...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $279,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) on April 25, 2024 under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) federal grant program. Through this agreement, AZGFD and BLM will partner on a habitat improvement project within the Lower Cienega Natural Conservation Area (LCNCA) in Arizona. The key activities include the installation of beaver dam analogues (BDAs), the reintroduction of beavers, and pre- and...
The U.S. Geological Survey, through its Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), awarded a $238,550 cooperative agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish for the project "Status and Trends of Fish Community Downstream of Glen Canyon Dam FY21." This two-year cooperative agreement, awarded March 4, 2021 and set to be completed by December 31, 2022, will support research on the classification and examination of fish populations below Glen Canyon Dam. As part of...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) to the Washington County Water Conservancy District (the Water Conservatory) in Utah. The agreement will fund the Virgin River Resource Management and Recovery Program, a long-standing collaborative effort to enhance, protect, conserve, and recover endangered native fish species such as the Virgin River Chub and Woundfin, as well as the threatened Southwestern...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517), provides $147,666 in funding to Kansas State University to evaluate long-term trends in the abundance and distribution of fishes in canals and rivers associated with the Central Arizona Project (CAP). The key objectives of the project are to: 1) establish a baseline for the abundance and distribution of non-native fishes, 2) test for trends in abundance across...
The Cooperative Agreement award L24AC00718 was granted by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Aquatic Resources Management program, under the Aquatics Resources Management (CFDA 15.244) federal grant program. The $500,000 award, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, supports the non-profit organization RIO Grande Return in conducting ecological restoration work across several degraded stream systems and wetland habitats spanning over 3,000 acres in New Mexico....
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244), provides $580,000 to Sky Island Alliance to assess, plan, and restore priority riparian areas and springs in southern Arizona over a 5-year period from August 2024 to August 2029. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Assessing up to 15 priority riparian areas and springs per year using standardized protocols;...
This $288,704 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) supports a wildlife habitat restoration and connectivity project in Arizona. The project aims to assess the impacts of solar energy development, transportation corridors, and urban expansion on the movement and habitats of four key species - Sonoran pronghorn, mule deer, bobcat, and kit fox. The Arizona Department of...
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 federal Cooperative Agreement award L24AC00626 for $335,816.80 was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Region under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The award funds the Gila Watershed Partnership of AZ, a non-profit organization, to perform projects to remove non-native fish species and improve habitat for endangered native fish in the Upper Gila River Watershed in Arizona. This includes mechanically removing non-native fish from 1.9 miles of Bonita Creek and 22 miles of Aravaipa Creek to protect habitat for four endangered fish species. The award period is from September 2024 to September 2029.