Formula Grant F26AF00027

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) a $370,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program. The grant will provide administrative and coordination support for various marine fisheries research projects and coastal restoration/resiliency activities through Apr 2026. Key products and services funded include: Management and oversight of artificial reef construction, sport fish population monitoring, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration program awarded the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources, a $320,000 Formula Grant to support 12 projects under 5 annual grants. The grant funding supports the state's Statewide Sport Fish Restoration Coordination Program, which provides effective grant management and oversight to ensure compliance with eligibility requirements. The program coordinates diverse activities such as freshwater,...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), provides $336,259.00 to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife to monitor recreational fisheries on the Washington coast. The funding will support a 12-month Biologist 3-level position to conduct opportunistic creel surveys of steelhead fisheries from November through April in coastal rivers, as well as supervise, analyze, and report on new and...

This $626,187 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) supports the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) in protecting sport fish and their habitats. Specifically, the funding will enable WDFW to review, investigate, and provide technical assistance and comments on various resource protection permits and environmental documents to protect and enhance fish habitat. The award period runs from...

This $1,903,650 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) will fund the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) efforts to assess, monitor, and manage anadromous sport fish stocks and recreational fisheries, as well as monitor resident native game sport fish populations statewide. The award will support three primary sub-projects: 1) assessing anadromous sport fish stock status and...

This $200,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program will support the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission's (PSMFC) efforts to augment state and regional programs that conserve, manage, and develop marine recreational fisheries on the Pacific Coast in 2025. The key activities to be funded include: 1) Supporting the Fish Habitat Program to protect and restore freshwater, estuarine, and marine habitats important for...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $225,362 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the American Samoa Government's Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources. The grant supports activities designed to provide alternative access to fishery resources through the deployment of fish aggregation devices. The project period runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The Sport Fish Restoration program provides funding to state, territorial, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $204,470 Formula Grant to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant supports collaborative reef fish monitoring activities in Mississippi from September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. The Sport Fish Restoration program provides funding to state fish and wildlife agencies to conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) received a $653,348.73 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The award funded a project from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 to study the reproductive resilience and movement ecology of Florida sport fishes. The Sport Fish Restoration program supports activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $4,064,552 Formula Grant to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). This grant supports CDFW's efforts to collect and manage fishery-dependent marine sportfishing data essential for effective fisheries management and meeting the mandates of the Marine Life Management Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the Modernizing Marine Recreational...