Project Grant 09FG402902

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $238,550 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to monitor the status and trends of the fish community downstream of Glen Canyon Dam along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon area. The main objectives are to: 1) Estimate the relative abundance and distribution of key fish species like rainbow trout,...

Summary The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) awarded a cooperative agreement valued at $217,550 to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. This award supports the "Status and Trends of Fish Community Downstream of Glen Canyon Dam 2025-2027" project, which monitors native and nonnative fish populations in the Colorado River ecosystem between Lees Ferry and Pearce Ferry to inform the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $180,000.00 to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) to restore habitat and eliminate a temperature and habitat barrier for Apache trout in the South Fork Little Colorado River. The funding will support on-the-ground habitat restoration activities along a 1.8-mile reach of the river, which was impacted by the 2011 Wallow Fire, to...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (under CFDA Program 15.608 - Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance) provides $329,464.74 to the University of Wisconsin System to study brook trout habitats and movements in Minnesota's Lake Superior tributary streams. The research aims to: 1) determine seasonal habitat use and movements of brook trout, brown trout, and steelhead trout; 2) assess habitat overlap and competition between native brook...

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 $3,354,865.00 to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to collect data on fish populations and trends across Colorado streams and lakes. The grant funds fish surveys on hundreds of Colorado waterways as well as a small number of angler creel surveys to gather information on angler success rates. This data collection effort...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $164,350 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The funds will be used to generate feasibility assessments and design alternatives for constructing fish passage barriers and irrigation diversion structures to protect the federally threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout. Specific deliverables include: Evaluation of the feasibility and design alternatives...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded a $160,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources for in-channel habitat improvements, bank stabilization, and construction of an outdoor education center and angler access site along the Crystal River in Carbondale, Colorado. Work will be completed by December 2024. The Sport Fish Restoration program, administered by the Department of the Interior Fish and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,650,305 Project Grant under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to support the Salt River and Little Colorado River Basins Fish Passage Project in Arizona. The award, effective December 31, 2024 through June 30, 2029, will fund efforts by Trout Unlimited and its parent organization Colorado Trout Unlimited to restore native fish populations and enhance aquatic connectivity in these river basins. Key activities...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded Colorado Department of Natural Resources a Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) formula grant of $1,320,554.00, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This funding supports the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Water Section in expanding its acquisition and management of water rights essential to sport fish conservation and management objectives. The grant also funds collaborative...