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The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $7.56 million cooperative agreement to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program. The funding will support planning, design, and construction activities for the Bayou Baton Rouge Watershed Project from August 2022 through July 2025. As part of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program's goal of reducing flood damage and conserving land and water...

Sweet Marsh Wetland Enhancement Project The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded $244,000 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on July 1, 2025, under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to enhance 158 acres of wetland habitat in the Upper Wapsipinicon Floodplain in northeastern Iowa. The project, scheduled for completion by June 30, 2028, will focus on restoring and enhancing the water management system to replicate natural flooding cycles that...

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement award of $400,000, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), aims to improve water quality in the Portage River watershed and restore wetland habitat in northern Ohio. The key activities funded include: Restoring at least 7 acres of wetland on a former 9-hole golf course and a 51-acre agricultural property owned by The Nature Conservancy. Restoration work will involve decommissioning drainage tile,...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 193 acres of native habitat at the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area. The restoration will include excavating tidal channels and removing invasive plant species from 59 acres of salt marsh. An additional 8.5 acres will be planted as high marsh and tidal...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $142,650 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Eastham, Massachusetts under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). This grant funds the design of the Gov Prence Rd Abelinos Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project to protect, develop, and utilize the land and water resources in the watershed. The project aims to restore salt marsh habitat and improve water quality and aquatic ecosystems...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $16,161,798 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Greentrust Alliance Inc., a non-profit organization based in Elkridge, Maryland. The agreement, effective December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2029, will support the implementation of the Green Brook Mitigation Project in New Jersey. Key activities include comprehensive coordination, construction, planting, maintenance, and monitoring to develop...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,161,198.46 Project Grant to Magnolia IL LLC to develop and establish a wetland mitigation bank for use by agricultural producers. The grant is being used to fund activities under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA #10.933) from May 17, 2022 through May 16, 2026. The Wetland Mitigation Banking Program aims to help establish wetland mitigation banks to assist producers in meeting wetland conservation...

The State Coastal Conservancy will receive $1.421 million through March 1, 2023 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program to implement Phase 3B of the Prairie Creek Floodplain Restoration Project. The project will restore 0.9 miles of instream habitat, provide access to nearly 23 acres of floodplain and backwater habitat, and restore or conserve up to 19 acres of emergent wetland and nearly 24 acres of riparian vegetation in Humboldt County,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,702,561 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). The grant will fund the placement of perpetual conservation easements on 1,118.754 acres of coastal wetlands and uplands in Dorchester County, Maryland, expanding the resilience of the nearby Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area. The project...