Cooperative Agreement R09AC20018

The Fiscal Year 2022 RESTORE Mitigation Program Grant of $4,076,320 was awarded by the Department of the Treasury's Departmental Offices to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on September 30, 2022. The grant funding will support three projects under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States program (CFDA 21.015) until September 29, 2026. The three projects aim to mitigate harm to fish, wildlife and natural...

This $998,323 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) will support Trout Unlimited, Inc. in conducting habitat restoration projects within the Muddy Creek watershed in Wyoming. The key activities to be delivered include: removing 4 fish passage barriers to allow access for native species like Colorado River cutthroat trout, roundtail chub, and sucker species to upstream spawning habitat; implementing a...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves (CFDA 11.420) program, provides $623,069 to the Tijuana Estuary Foundation to support research, monitoring, and staff development activities at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR) in California. The award will fund continued implementation of the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP), invasive species...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality was awarded a $2.37 million Formula Grant from the Department of the Treasury under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States program on February 18, 2022. The grant funds the Texas Master Plan for Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Project, which will create a planning document and tools to identify placement area locations along the Texas Gulf Coast where dredged materials may...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) received a $145,506.75 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Army, administered through the State Memorandum of Agreement Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services (CFDA 12.113), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. Under this two-year award, TCEQ will provide technical services and regulatory oversight supporting Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Galveston Bay Estuary Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from January 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. Funds will support activities to maintain, restore and improve water quality in the Galveston Bay area through land conservation, water quality projects, outreach...

The Telogia Creek Water Quality Improvement Project is a $2,100,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service on March 10, 2025. This 5-year project, funded under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (CFDA 15.658) program, aims to reduce water quality degradation within the Telogia Creek subbasin through GIS data analysis and on-the-ground restoration activities. Key goals include improving surface water and aquatic habitat...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,045.75 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to coordinate the development of a restoration plan for the Salt River Watershed in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. The project will involve meeting with landowners, conducting habitat surveys and water quality monitoring, and developing a prioritized project list to address degraded aquatic, riparian, and wetland habitats within the...

The Texas Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office and ABK State Natural Area will receive $130,000 through a cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The funding will support efforts to remove an earthen dam and pond on Bessie's Creek in Boerne, Texas to restore the spring and surrounding areas to a more natural state. Specifically, the dam will be taken out under...

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was awarded a $337,469 cooperative agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) program (CFDA #97.045) to provide technical assistance and support to strengthen the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. As a CTP, TNC will deliver products and services that enhance NFIP effectiveness and promote national flood preparedness and resilience. Specifically, TNC's work...