Cooperative Agreement R10AC48003

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) will provide $762,480 to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes to rehabilitate and repair stock-ponds, repair or replace eight inoperable windmills, and repair related fencing, gates, and cattleguards on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. The funding will establish a priority list for pond rehabilitation, restore the...

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) received a $2.4M formula grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The grant supports NDOW's core fisheries management operations, including the operation and maintenance of four state hatcheries—Mason Valley Fish Hatchery, Gallagher Fish Hatchery, Lake Mead Fish Hatchery, and Spring Creek Rearing Station—which collectively produce and stock...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.685 - National Fish Passage Program) provides $810,000.00 to the White Mountain Apache Tribe to complete the construction of three replacement conservation barriers protecting Apache trout and other native aquatic species from invasive salmonid impacts. Additionally, the project will assess aquatic organism passage conditions at over one hundred road crossings on the Fort Apache Indian...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded $108,023.76 to the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This formula grant funds the maintenance and operation of eleven state-owned or state-controlled dams and lakes properties throughout New Mexico. Ten of these properties support boating access and recreational opportunities,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Jicarilla Apache Nation to remove barriers and restore fish passage on Willow Creek in the Rio Chama watershed. This 5-year project intends to address two barriers that have negatively impacted three native fish species by allowing volitional fish movement at critical times in their life histories. The Jicarilla Apache Nation, a federally recognized tribal...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $144,500 to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program (CFDA 15.517) on October 1, 2025, to establish and operate a comprehensive Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) program. The grant funds the creation of a dedicated AIS team that will conduct invasive mussel monitoring at 10 key locations across Lake Roosevelt and Lake Rufus Woods, employing multiple monitoring methodologies including substrate...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $382,305.42 to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) on September 15, 2025, under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The project grant funds CTUIR's efforts to develop a 100 percent construction-ready design package for water efficiency and instream flow protection improvements in the Little Walla Walla Canal System within the Walla Walla...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Trout Unlimited, Inc. received a $1.79M project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded September 10, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2028. The primary deliverables include upgrading eight diversion structures on Dell and Jack Creeks in Wyoming's Upper Hoback River Watershed to restore fish passage for native Snake River cutthroat trout and other...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,615,400 Cooperative Agreement to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (CTBYN) to restore fish passage and wetland hydrology on Toppenish Creek and its tributaries in Washington. Under this National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) award, the project aims to open up 22 miles of downstream and over 100 miles of upstream habitat by removing two diversion dams, replacing a failing fish screen, and...

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...