Chickaloon native village will be awarded more than $6 million over 5 years to provide training to tribal staff in fish passage restoration planning, design, and implementation and support the…

The Chickaloon Native Village was awarded a $6,160,641 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to provide training to tribal staff on fish passage restoration planning, design, and implementation. The award will also support the coordination of the Alaska Tribal Fish Passage Working Group, which includes tribal entities and federal, state, and local agencies, to work towards the implementation of future tribal fish passage projects. Additionally, the funding will be used to remove three culverts blocking fish passage in the Matanuska watershed and design a stream restoration project on Moose Creek. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029.

Chickaloon native village will be awarded more than $6 million over 5 years to provide training to tribal staff in fish passage restoration planning, design, and implementation and support the coordination of the alaska tribal fish passage working group. This group includes tribal entities and federal, state, and local agencies which will work towards the implementation of future tribal fish passage projects. This project will also remove three culverts blocking fish passage in the matanuska watershed and design a stream restoration project on moose creek.