Project Grant 09DG11050650038

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $342,000 project grant to the Eagle Valley Soil And Water Conservation District in Oregon. The grant supports the removal of fish passage barriers and implementation of habitat restoration projects within the East Pine Creek watershed, which is designated critical habitat for threatened bull trout. The project aims to restore aquatic connectivity and improve migratory corridors for bull trout...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on July 15, 2025. The funds will be used to design plans to convert a 12-acre open water pond to a 4-acre pond and approximately 2,500 feet of stream in Duluth, Minnesota. The project aims to restore the historical ecological functions of the trout stream, establish connectivity...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $347,160 to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to identify critical spawning habitat for walleye, lake trout, and lake whitefish along New York's Lake Erie shoreline. The project involves capturing, tagging, and tracking the movement of these three fish species using acoustic telemetry to map their...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $353,201 Cooperative Agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) to restore aquatic connectivity and enhance coldwater habitat in the Saranac River Basin in New York. The four-year project will remove three culvert barriers to reconnect 6.8 miles of high-quality coldwater habitat for eastern brook trout and landlocked Atlantic salmon. Trout Unlimited will lead the project design,...

This $860,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on May 1, 2024 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), will fund the restoration of a degraded portion of Kingsbury Creek, a trout stream in Proctor, Minnesota. The project aims to reshape the stream channel, plant native vegetation, and construct a floodplain to enhance the ecological value and community benefits of the waterway. Key outcomes include improved habitat for native fish species, increased recreational...

This $384,456 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, supports the restoration of native Eastern brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations in South Carolina. The grant recipient, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), aims to restore brook trout in 14.6 km (9.1 miles) of habitat across four streams in the Jocassee Gorges Natural Area. Key project...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. The grant will fund the McCoy Creek Wet Meadow Restoration Project, a 2.1-mile stream restoration initiative on public lands managed by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The project aims to improve habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout and other native species by reconnecting the stream to its historic floodplain, enhancing wet...

The Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council received a $967,781 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to develop restoration project designs that will benefit the native Chewaucan redband trout across 13 tributaries of the upper Chewaucan River in south-central Oregon. The project aims to address ecological challenges in the Chewaucan watershed caused by drought, historic grazing,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $191,320.00 to the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (LCSWCD) in Minnesota to conduct feasibility studies and design plans for restoration projects on the Beaver and Baptism Rivers. The goal is to address significant erosion and habitat degradation in these Minnesota Lake Superior North Shore streams that provide...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide $1,000,000 through a Cooperative Agreement to the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust to restore and enhance brook trout habitat in the Upper Kennebago River watershed in Maine from September 2022 to September 2025. As part of the Coastal Program, the project aims to apply habitat assessments to design restoration treatments incorporating large woody material installations. Treatments will recreate natural stream channels and accelerate recovery from a...