Cooperative Agreement R11AC81531

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $238,550 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to monitor the status and trends of the fish community downstream of Glen Canyon Dam along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon area. The main objectives are to: 1) Estimate the relative abundance and distribution of key fish species like rainbow trout,...

The U.S. Geological Survey, through its Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), awarded a $238,550 cooperative agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish for the project "Status and Trends of Fish Community Downstream of Glen Canyon Dam FY21." This two-year cooperative agreement, awarded March 4, 2021 and set to be completed by December 31, 2022, will support research on the classification and examination of fish populations below Glen Canyon Dam. As part of...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517), provides $146,916.91 to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish to monitor and assess the relative abundance, distribution, and movement of native and non-native fishes in the Colorado River upstream and downstream of the Pearce Ferry Rapid. The project will investigate fish movement in relation to factors such as Lake Mead water...

This $120,000 Project Grant was awarded on August 1, 2023 by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The grant supports the Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program, which aims to conserve and recover native fish species in the Gila River Basin through genetic analysis and population assessment work. Specifically, the grant funds three tasks to be performed by Texas A&M AgriLife Research: 1)...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $180,000 Project Grant under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish. The grant funding will support habitat restoration efforts along a 1.8-mile reach of the South Fork Little Colorado River to improve conditions for the endangered Apache trout. This includes restoring riparian vegetation and pool habitat that was degraded following the 2011 Wallow Fire. The restoration work aims to reconnect 5.5...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department will receive $690,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from 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 Phase 3 of a project to reconnect the West Fork Black River to its tributaries of Hayground, Home, and Stinky Creeks in Arizona. Phase 3 involves implementing the removal of four artificial fish barriers located in the...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517), provides $147,666 in funding to Kansas State University to evaluate long-term trends in the abundance and distribution of fishes in canals and rivers associated with the Central Arizona Project (CAP). The key objectives of the project are to: 1) establish a baseline for the abundance and distribution of non-native fishes, 2) test for trends in abundance across...

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $109,418.76 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517). The purpose of this 5-year award is to support the Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program (GRBNFCP), which aims to conserve native fish species and manage non-native fish threats within the Gila River Basin in New Mexico. The key activities to be undertaken include native fish...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management program provides $335,816.80 to the Gila Watershed Partnership of AZ to enhance aquatic, semi-aquatic, and riparian habitats on BLM-managed lands. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Stabilizing water sources, improving water quality, and maintaining open water habitat at priority sites to benefit sensitive species...

This $1,100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) aims to remove a man-made velocity and grade barrier on Amargo Creek in the San Juan River watershed in New Mexico. The project will restore volitionary fish passage and access to 8 additional miles of high-quality habitat for three native fish species - roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker. Key activities include removing the existing barrier,...