Project Grant 11DG11041400031

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) to the Resighini Rancheria, a federally recognized Native American tribe in California. The goal of the Lower Waukell and Junior Creeks Restoration Project is to replace two existing large culverts, elevate the roadway, and restore native vegetation to improve wetland habitat for at-risk fisheries and other tribal trust species,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) to restore a road-stream crossing on Deer Creek. The project will replace a 7-foot diameter culvert with a 33-foot span timber bridge, reconnecting 5 miles of upstream channel to over 4 miles downstream. This will halt the annual input of up to 15 tons of sediment from road runoff entering Deer Creek, improving stream...

The Targhee Creek Instream and Riparian Habitat Restoration Project on the Slash E Ranch is a $288,642 federal grant award made by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685). The grant, which started in 2023 and will be completed by September 2026, aims to restore ecological integrity by reconnecting historic stream channels, enhancing 1.6 miles of Yellowstone cutthroat trout habitat, and restoring 45 acres of wetland....

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will fund the Confederated Tribes Siletz Indians (C T S I) to perform habitat restoration and connectivity improvements on 40 acres of the valley floor and Fivemile Creek in Oregon. The project involves regrading the valley floor, removing cross-valley dikes, placing large wood structures, and establishing native plants to...

This $420,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will fund the replacement of a culvert on the South Fork of Running Creek in Idaho. The project aims to restore fish passage, improve riparian function, and increase climate resilience for endangered Snake River steelhead and bull trout. Removing the passage barrier will open up 3.84 miles of designated critical habitat with high intrinsic potential, nearly all of which...

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game received a $1.54 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) on July 1, 2025, to implement the Miesen Creek Restoration Project in Idaho. The project will deliver comprehensive fish passage and habitat restoration services through December 31, 2027, including replacement of a failing, undersized culvert at St. Joe River Road with a fish-friendly culvert that will reconnect 1.9...

This $600,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 on July 7, 2022 will provide passage for migratory and anadromous fish in Johnson Creek. Trout Unlimited, Inc. will correct passage impediments at two creek crossings—State Route 97 and Greenacres—restoring access to approximately nine stream miles of habitat. Replacing outdated infrastructure at these sites will remedy the final three barriers within the lower 12 miles of the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to improve fish passage and restore aquatic habitat along the upper Clark Fork River in western Montana. The project aims to reconnect 27 miles of critical bull trout habitat by constructing fish passage improvements and installing fish screens at four remaining irrigation diversions that currently impede upstream passage and entrain...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $133,000 Cooperative Agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support restoration of 2.7 river miles of Meryl Creek located on Sunrise Mountain Ranch in Beatty, Oregon from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2028. Key products and services include reversing channel incision, reconnecting approximately 100 acres of historic floodplain...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $489,454 to the Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District on June 23, 2025, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to improve anadromous fish habitat for federally listed steelhead trout in the Tom Beall Creek watershed. The project, with completion targeted for November 30, 2026, will remove an existing box culvert that prohibits upstream fish migration and replace it...