Project Grant R19AP00044

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517) will provide $609,925.80 to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District to support various activities related to the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program (JSRIP) in Utah. The key products and services to be delivered include: Common carp fish research, monitoring, and control in Utah Lake Evaluating and implementing a strategy to control the northern pike population...

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $230,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District under the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Program (CFDA 15.535). The agreement, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, supports the district's efforts to implement specific recovery activities under the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program (JSRIP). The primary goals of the JSRIP are to recover the endangered June sucker species and...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation provides $228,000.00 in funding from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2029 to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) for the operation and maintenance of the June Sucker Interim Fish Hatchery. The purpose is to increase production of young June Sucker, a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, in support of the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program. UDWR will perform routine...

The purpose of this $332,542.14 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery program (CFDA 15.529) is to monitor endangered small-bodied razorback suckers and Colorado pikeminnow in New Mexico. The project aims to determine if reproduction is occurring, locate nursery areas, and gauge the extent of annual reproduction. The data collected will provide information to the San Juan River Recovery Implementation...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $133,333.34 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources. The grant supports efforts to raise 20,000 June Sucker, a threatened fish species native to Utah Lake, over a one-year period from July 2024 to June 2025. The goal is to safeguard the species from extinction by growing the fish to 300 mm in length at a hatchery and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, under the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Program (CFDA 15.529), provides $220,069.30 to the Ecosystems Research Institute, Inc. for habitat monitoring on the San Juan River. The award continues the collection of baseline data on aquatic habitats necessary for the recruitment of the endangered Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker species in the San Juan River...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $128,477 Cooperative Agreement under the Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.070) to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions), a non-profit organization. The award supports NEW Solutions in serving as the senior advisor for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program, coordinating agreements with key stakeholders, and providing oversight of construction activities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Restoration...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Jicarilla Apache Nation to remove a man-made velocity and grade barrier on Amargo Creek in the San Juan River watershed. This project aims to restore volitionary fish movement and provide access to 50% more high-quality on-reservation stream miles for three native fish species - roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker. By removing the barrier and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $136,318 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to The Ohio State University. The project will develop a population model using statistical catch-at-age analysis to estimate age-specific abundance, mortality, and recruitment dynamics of nonnative channel catfish in the San Juan River basin. This model will assess how annual recruitment is impacted by spawner biomass and environmental variation,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), provides $770,811 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to design and implement a restoration plan for approximately 5 miles of the Sprague River in Beatty, Oregon. The key project activities include installing riparian fencing, providing off-stream stock water wells, and adding large woody structures to the river. These restoration efforts are...