Cooperative Agreement R13AC20064

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was awarded a $1.6 million cooperative agreement by the Bureau of Reclamation under the San Joaquin River Restoration Program to operate a salmon conservation and research facility from June 2023 through December 2024. The objective of the San Joaquin River Restoration Program is to restore spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon populations to self-sustaining levels in the San Joaquin River watershed. Under this award, CDFW will develop and...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.512) provides $3,595,876.54 to American Rivers Inc. to restore 196 acres of floodplain habitat along the Sacramento River. The goal is to increase the extent, diversity, and access to high-quality rearing habitat for anadromous salmonids such as Chinook salmon and steelhead. Key project activities include developing 4-6 alternative restoration designs, completing...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1.06M Project Grant to River Partners, a non-profit organization, under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648). The grant will support River Partners' efforts to (1) permanently conserve 358 acres of agricultural floodplains along the Sacramento River, (2) complete planning, design, and permitting for habitat restoration at three project sites, (3) construct new seasonally inundated habitat and install...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8 awarded a $245,857 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.648) to River Partners, a non-profit organization based in Chico, California. The grant funding will support a project to integrate existing fish monitoring data from the Lower Feather River to identify locations for increasing side and off-channel habitats to improve survivorship of juvenile Chinook salmon...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program to the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The grant will fund the restoration of 176 acres of Sacramento River floodplain habitat and hydrologic function near Kopta Slough in Tehama County, California. Key project elements include the removal of rock revetment along the river's right bank to restore natural fluvial and floodplain...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580), provides $500,000 to the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to assess the existing water supply system supporting the Salmon Conservation and Research Facility (SCARF). The assessment will identify capacity constraints, particularly within the 44-inch pipeline, and propose up to 5 alternative solutions to ensure a...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,605,548.67 Project Grant to the City of Oakdale under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The project will enhance approximately 22 acres of riparian and upland habitats along the lower Stanislaus River in California. Key activities include excavating 54,800 cubic yards of material to expand emergent wetlands, create side channels, and install alcoves and large wood structures to...

The University of California, Davis will analyze 281 otoliths collected from Battle Creek from 2001 to 2020 under a $119,628 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8. The analysis will determine habitat use and migratory patterns of Battle Creek spring-run Chinook salmon to leverage similar datasets from other Central Valley tributaries. This will synthesize how ESA-listed spring-run Chinook salmon populations in the Central Valley use...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.512) will implement the Clear Creek Adaptive Restoration Program (CCARP) in California. The $1,000,000 award, effective September 17, 2024 through December 31, 2028, will fund five key projects: Clear Creek Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration and Management, including annual spawning gravel augmentation. Clear Creek Wood Structure Supplementation...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $333,278.00 Cooperative Agreement to the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The project will conduct genetic monitoring of returning adult and emigrating juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon in Clear and Battle Creeks in California's Central Valley. The key goals are to assess the colonization and population dynamics of this threatened salmon...