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The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the State Coastal Conservancy a $8 million Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to implement the Southern Eden Landing Restoration Project. The project will restore approximately 1,300 acres of tidal marsh habitat and enhance 800 acres of managed ponds in the Southern Eden Landing area of San Francisco Bay through levee breaching, pond connectivity improvements, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Delmarva R C & D Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, to restore degraded salt marshes in the Maryland Coastal Bays. The project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality, and coastal resiliency by reversing human impacts on at least 114 acres of salt marsh. Key restoration techniques include sediment addition to nourish degraded...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 193 acres of native habitat at the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area. The restoration will include excavating tidal channels and removing invasive plant species from 59 acres of salt marsh. An additional 8.5 acres will be planted as high marsh and tidal...

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will receive $219,507 from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program to develop a restoration plan for the 115.3-acre Yanty Marsh coastal wetland on Lake Ontario. The design will include plans to create open water channels and potholes through dredging of cattail monocultures to provide fish and wildlife access to spawning and nesting sites while enhancing habitat. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $20.585 million Project Grant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) on October 1, 2025, under the Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to support implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through September 30, 2030. The award provides comprehensive program administration and technical support services, including...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,416,668 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Ocean Forest Estates Estuarine and Rockland Hammock Restoration Project. This 3-year project aims to restore 14.8 acres of coastal hammock and wetlands in the North Key Largo ecosystem, a highly diverse and unique area in Florida. The primary goals are to benefit fish and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation (The Bay Foundation) received a $199,520 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, effective July 1, 2025 through June 1, 2028. The Catalina Island Eelgrass Restoration Project will restore 60,000 square feet of Zostera pacifica seagrass habitat at White Cove on Catalina Island, California, representing the largest transplant...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (ENDIST Jacksonville) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $158,397.14 to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research on September 29, 2025, for monitoring changes in population densities and reproductive success in wading bird populations in the Florida Everglades. This award, with a performance period extending through September 28, 2026, falls under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military...

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program supports the City of Ashland, Wisconsin in planning, designing, and implementing habitat and stream bed modifications to enhance the Bay City Creek riparian corridor. The project aims to improve water quality and habitat for critical species in this urbanized area through best management practices such as removing invasive species, encouraging native plant...

The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District (Stearns County SWCD) was awarded a $161,400 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. This grant will fund the Stearns County Shoreline Streambank Habitat Restoration Project Phase 2, which aims to continue the district's efforts to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitats along glacial lakes in Stearns County,...