The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,514,820 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the City of Auburn, Maine. The project will remove the Littlefield Dam, a former hydropower facility in the Little Androscoggin River, to reopen stream habitat and improve access to a pond for endangered Atlantic salmon and other migratory fish. The funding will also support the assessment of feasibility for improving fish passage at...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $7,942,484 Cooperative Agreement to American Climate Partners under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463). The project will remove the Rapidan Mill Dam and restore over 500 miles of habitat along the Rapidan River in the lower Chesapeake Bay region. This will benefit American shad, river herring, and other migratory fish by opening up their habitat. The project will also increase recreational and subsistence fishing...
The Raritan Headwaters Association was awarded a $4,655,738 Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will support the removal of the Rockafellows Mill Dam on the South Branch Raritan River to open access to habitat for migratory fish species such as American shad and river herring. The project will also restore nearby floodplain and streamside habitats. The dam removal...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $12,874,780 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 11.463 - Habitat Conservation) to the Squaxin Island Tribe to remove the 5th Avenue Dam, restore the Deschutes River estuary, and support the tribe's capacity to expand barrier removal and salmon recovery efforts in South Puget Sound. The project aims to create significant habitat critical for the recovery of threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon. The award has an ultimate completion date...
The Town of Braintree, Massachusetts will receive a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. The funding will support two dam removal projects in the Monatiquot River watershed between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2026. Specifically, the Town will completely remove two dams and restore river channels, improving habitat connectivity for fish and other aquatic species....
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $478,708 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 11.463 - Habitat Conservation) to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The purpose of this award is to support the relocation of a portion of State Route 207 in Toppenish, Washington, in order to improve fish passage, reduce roadway flooding, and reconnect 13 acres of highly important floodplain habitat for the spawning and rearing of endangered Upper Columbia spring-run...
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...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,333,675 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC), a tribal government and American Indian-owned organization. The award supports SRSC's efforts to remove or replace seven culverts that block fish passage in the Skagit and Samish watersheds, and assess the feasibility of one additional fish passage project. The project aims to...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $36,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to the Yurok Tribe for the "Upper Klamath River Tributary Post Dam Removal Salmonid Restoration" project. The goal of the project is to restore habitat in several tributaries of the upper Klamath Basin that were identified as priorities in the Klamath Reservoir Reach Restoration Plan. The key products and services to...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463), awarded a $1,700,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Choctawhatchee, Pea, and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority. The grant funding will support the initial planning and design steps to remove the defunct Elba Hydroelectric Dam, the only fish passage barrier in the Choctawhatchee River Watershed. Removing the dam will increase access to 34 miles of habitat on...