Cooperative Agreement R21AC10520

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...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $9,998,830 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to California Trout, Inc. The purpose of this award is to implement landscape-scale floodplain habitat restoration projects in the Sacramento River watershed. These projects will benefit endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, which hold cultural significance for local tribes. By creating floodplain habitat and...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $7,359,000 Cooperative Agreement to Reclamation District 108 (RD108) under the Central Valley Improvement Act, Title XXXIV (CFDA 15.512) program. The award supports RD108's efforts to develop and evaluate options to create fish and wildlife benefits on historic floodplains in the Sacramento River Basin. Key activities include providing technical assistance, conducting 112 acres of riparian habitat restoration, and developing a...

The Upper Sacramento River Salmon and Steelhead Resource Assessment project received $302,881 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Sport Fish Restoration Formula Grant program (CFDA 15.605) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will assess sport fish populations, public use and benefits, and boat access in the Upper Sacramento River to help restore, conserve, manage and enhance...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $7,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California State Coastal Conservancy under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to restore floodplain rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids in Prairie Creek, a priority stream in Humboldt County, California. The project will complete the final downstream phase of work to elevate the habitat and create a salmonid stronghold, building upon several years of continuous...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $19,019,000 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The grant funding will support salmon habitat restoration efforts through two sub-awards. The Eel River Improvement Group will receive funding to construct 54 large wood structures containing 172 pieces of...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $117,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) to the CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) to conduct the "The Detection of Non-Natal Rearing of Chinook Salmon in the Sacramento River Using Environmental DNA" project. This project aims to improve understanding of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) rearing patterns in the Sacramento River system by...

This $245,857 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.648 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act) aims to enhance juvenile salmonid habitat in the Lower Feather River in California. The grant will fund a study to integrate data from existing rotary screw trap monitoring to identify locations for increasing side and off-channel habitats to provide refugia and feeding areas for emigrating Chinook salmon and steelhead. The project...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The purpose of this award is for DWR to assess the existing water supply system to the Salmon Conservation and Research Facility (SCARF) and identify capacity constraints, including a field investigation of the 44-inch pipeline. DWR will then propose alternative solutions to ensure a...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded $170,884 under the Sport Fish Restoration Formula Grant program (CFDA 15.605) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The funding supports the Upper Sacramento River Salmon and Steelhead Resource Assessment, which provides management data on salmon populations in the Central Valley important for determining if salmon numbers are adequate to support ocean and in-river sport and commercial fishing. The...