Cooperative Agreement NA14NMF4630256

The Penobscot Indian Nation was awarded a $2,979,896 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to carry out habitat restoration activities in the East Branch of the Penobscot River watershed located in Old Town, Maine. Specifically, the funding will support removing five culvert and dam barriers to improve passage of endangered Atlantic salmon and other migratory fish species across a 150-mile...

The Penobscot Indian Nation was awarded a $5,411,318 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will be used to address five barriers in the Penobscot and St. George River watersheds, increasing access to stream and spawning habitats for migratory fish such as alewives, endangered Atlantic salmon, and other culturally and economically important species. The project will also...

The Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. was awarded a $570,664 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608). The goals of the project are to restore habitat connectivity for sea run fish species in the Sabattus River watershed in Maine by removing two dams. Species that will benefit include alewife, American eel, American shad, Atlantic salmon, eastern brook trout, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) a $7,785,000 project grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Program (CFDA 15.664) to build a new state-of-the-art fish lift at the Woodland Dam site. This project aims to significantly improve upstream and downstream fish passage, restoring access to over 600 miles of historic sea-run fish habitat and over 60,000 acres of alewife habitat in the St. Croix...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $13,499,993 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) will fund efforts by Maine Rivers, a non-profit organization, to improve fish passage at numerous sites in the Merrymeeting Bay Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit in Maine. The project will involve multiple dam removals, culvert replacements, and the construction of fish ladders and nature-like fishways. These improvements...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $108,516.04, was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program. The University of Maine System will use the funding to conduct research on impediments to Atlantic salmon recovery in Maine over the project period of September 16, 2024 to December 31, 2028. The key objectives of the project are to: Assess patterns of upstream and downstream migrations of adult Atlantic salmon...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $56,476,862 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) to build new state-of-the-art fishways at the Woodland Project and Grand Falls Project sites. These improvements will significantly enhance access to over 600 miles of historic sea-run fish habitat and 60,000 acres of alewife habitat, with the potential to produce the largest river herring...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. $567,000 under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) to restore fish passage at the Crooked Brook Dam in Danforth, Maine. The project will construct a pool and weir fishway to provide access to 137 stream miles of habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon and eastern brook trout, as well as nearly 9,000 acres of lake habitat for river herring. Beyond the...

The Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) of Maine has received a $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to construct a new state-of-the-art fish lift at the Woodland Hydroelectric Project. This project aims to significantly improve access to over 600 miles of historic sea-run fish habitat and 60,000 acres of alewife habitat by modernizing the outdated 1960s-era fish passage at this...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA# 15.685), provides $1,264,500 in funding to the Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. for the removal of two dams in Maine's Merrymeeting Bay Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit. The primary components of the project are: Removal of the Mercer Dam on Little Norridgewock Stream in Chesterville, which is owned by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. This...