Cooperative Agreement NA13NMF4630131

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) received a $4.08 million Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580), awarded August 25, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. Under this award, DWR will conduct comprehensive study and design services for a floodplain habitat restoration project in northern Yolo County, California, focused on reconnecting the historic Colusa Basin Drain with the Sacramento River...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,605,548.67 Project Grant to the City of Oakdale under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The project will enhance approximately 22 acres of riparian and upland habitats along the lower Stanislaus River in California. Key activities include excavating 54,800 cubic yards of material to expand emergent wetlands, create side channels, and install alcoves and large wood structures to...

This $260,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the removal and replacement of an undersized culvert on Little Grass Valley Creek in Weaverville, California. The new 13x10 elliptical culvert will provide full, unimpeded fish passage for anadromous species like coho salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey to access five miles of cold water spawning and rearing...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,541,128 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy to implement the Lower College of Marin Corte Madera Creek Habitat Restoration Project. This project will restore approximately 1.5 acres of aquatic, tidal, transition zone, and riparian upland habitat in the San Francisco Bay Estuary through the partial removal of a concrete channel and the restoration of native habitats....

The Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District received a $1.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund program (CFDA 66.126). The grant will support implementation of the Wildcat Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project to construct a 400-foot long ecologically-friendly fish passage facility with step pools and roughened ramps. Additional funded activities include constructing...

This $860,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on May 1, 2024 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), will fund the restoration of a degraded portion of Kingsbury Creek, a trout stream in Proctor, Minnesota. The project aims to reshape the stream channel, plant native vegetation, and construct a floodplain to enhance the ecological value and community benefits of the waterway. Key outcomes include improved habitat for native fish species, increased recreational...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $297,712 to Solano County Water Agency (SCWA) on May 16, 2025, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to support watershed restoration and erosion mitigation efforts in the Putah Creek watershed located in northern California. The project, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, focuses on three contiguous sub-watersheds totaling 69 square miles, including the seven-mile inter-dam reach...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,309,989.30 Project Grant to the Marin Municipal Water District on August 28, 2023 through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the restoration of stream habitat supporting endangered and threatened salmonids in two sections of Lagunitas Creek in Marin County, California. Key project activities include the installation of 15-20 large woody debris...

This $245,857 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.648 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act) aims to enhance juvenile salmonid habitat in the Lower Feather River in California. The grant will fund a study to integrate data from existing rotary screw trap monitoring to identify locations for increasing side and off-channel habitats to provide refugia and feeding areas for emigrating Chinook salmon and steelhead. The project...

The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians received a $130,927 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156). The grant will fund a habitat suitability and flow requirement assessment for the Clear Lake hitch in Adobe Creek through August 2023. The Cooperative Landscape Conservation program aims to help tribal governments and trust land managers understand potential climate change...