The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $248,678.97 Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for habitat conservation and enhancement activities under the Sport Fish Restoration program. The grant period runs from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The funding supports projects designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations for the benefit of recreational anglers in Connecticut, as...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $920,328 Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to support inland fisheries research and management activities from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA 15.605), which provides funding to restore, conserve, manage and enhance sport fish populations for public use and benefit. Specifically, the...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,708,547 Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant will support data collection, research, and monitoring on the health, abundance, distribution, and harvest of marine recreational fishes in Connecticut. The expected outcomes include maintaining healthy and sustainable populations of fishery resources within...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $701,278.40 Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to support motorboat access area operation and maintenance from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA #15.605), which provides funding for activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations and public access to waters...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) a $1,208,175 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program. The grant supports data collection, research, and monitoring activities focused on the health, abundance, distribution, and harvest of marine recreational fishes in Connecticut. The project aims to maintain healthy and sustainable populations of fisheries resources, which aligns with DEEP's mission...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $663,730 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP). The grant supports activities to restore and enhance runs of diadromous fish in Connecticut by providing effective fish passage at existing barriers to fish migration. The expected outcomes include maintaining healthy and sustainable populations of diadromous fisheries...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) provides $623,325.00 to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to administer a comprehensive program for managing and restoring sport fisheries and wildlife resources. The grant funds will support a range of activities, including oversight of grant compliance, technical and financial management, fisheries...
The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) received a $1,871,121 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant, effective April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, supports science-based fisheries conservation and management decisions in Connecticut. Key activities include data collection, research, and monitoring on the health, abundance, distribution, and harvest of...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $517,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. The purpose of this grant is to replace collapsed culverts and repair the road over Brooksvale Stream located in Naugatuck State Forest, Hamden, Connecticut. This will restore connectivity for an important headwater stream for wild brook trout and allow safe and efficient...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $190,120 Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The purpose of the grant is to modify culverts and improve an access road over Brooksvale Stream located in Naugatuck State Forest, Hamden, CT. This will improve connectivity for an important headwater stream for wild brook trout and allow safe and efficient access for...