Project Grant 07FG402630

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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $659,218.06 Project Grant to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government under the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery program (CFDA 15.529). The grant funding will be used to purchase and install new irrigation pumps in the Hogback Canal that are compatible with the fish monitoring equipment, in order to facilitate the continued operation of the PIT-tag antennas used to detect endangered fish species. This project supports the Bureau...

The National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Bowdoin Capital Partners LP on July 15, 2021 to complete the Tamara Low Water Crossing Replacement Project by July 14, 2026. This award falls under the agency's Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608), which provides funding to implement State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plans approved by the Service to prevent the introduction of invasive species...

The Department of Game & Fish New Mexico (NMDGF) received a $103,500 federal Project Grant award on January 1, 2025 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608). This grant will allow NMDGF to continue addressing the objectives of the New Mexico Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan, focusing on: (1) early detection of and rapid response for dreissenid mussels (zebra and quagga mussels), and (2) aquatic nuisance...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWFS), Department of the Interior, awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $255,615 to Western Borderlands Ecology Group on October 1, 2025, under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The award funds invasive species management and native habitat restoration across 823 acres in San Diego Bay, California, including 600 acres within the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge and 223 acres of adjacent conserved lands. The...

This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior funded the COMPLETE USVI EXOTIC SPECIES CONTROL AND NATIVE SPECIES RESTORATION PROJECT. The $166,613 award supported invasive species eradication and native habitat restoration efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands from June 2027 through September 2029. Through this funding under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program, the recipient conducted exotic plant and animal removal across the USVI, while replanting native...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $813,154 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support the eradication of Argentine ants on Santa Cruz Island, California. The funding will be used to complete treatment of the remaining 2% of the original infestation, implement comprehensive surveys and monitoring, and establish a biosecurity program over the grant period from October 2024 to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish $242,712.24 under the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634) for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This formula grant supports conservation initiatives addressing species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) identified in New Mexico's State Wildlife Action Plan. The department will conduct comprehensive surveys for six amphibian...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded $352,613.23 to the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish under the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634) effective July 24, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2030. This formula grant funds the development of invasive bullfrog control methods, specifically including the breeding and rearing of sterile or genetically modified bullfrogs for landscape-based population control. The project will...