Project Grant 11DG11051900033

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $1,595,461 Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) federal grant program. The grant will fund restoration of the Elk River Estuary in California from March 2021 through March 2025. Specifically, the grant award will support restoration and enhancement of 35 acres of coastal wetland habitat within the Elk River Estuary as part of the...

The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District was awarded a $5,027,427.40 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award, granted on December 7, 2023, supports the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan and implementation of wildfire mitigation projects for the Greater Willow Creek area in California. Key activities include conducting...

This $1,400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9's San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the Bale Slough - Bear Creek Project in Napa County, California. The project aims to restore geomorphic processes, provide environmental benefits, reduce flood damage, and lower fine sediment inputs within the Napa River watershed. Key activities include creating a passive floodplain enhancement area, installing habitat...

The Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded a $391,540 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to conduct the Neal Creek Instream Restoration project. The grant was awarded under the Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA #10.665), which shares receipts from National Forests with states for projects on forested public lands. The project aims to restore instream habitat in Neal Creek located in Oregon through August...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $19,019,000 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The grant funding will support salmon habitat restoration efforts through two sub-awards. The Eel River Improvement Group will receive funding to construct 54 large wood structures containing 172 pieces of...

The State Coastal Conservancy will receive $1.421 million through March 1, 2023 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program to implement Phase 3B of the Prairie Creek Floodplain Restoration Project. The project will restore 0.9 miles of instream habitat, provide access to nearly 23 acres of floodplain and backwater habitat, and restore or conserve up to 19 acres of emergent wetland and nearly 24 acres of riparian vegetation in Humboldt County,...

The Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council (LCUWC) was awarded a $143,154 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to support the Thomas Creek Forest Resiliency Project. The grant was awarded under the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665), which shares National Forest receipts with states for projects on or benefiting National Forest lands. Through this funding, LCUWC will implement a forest restoration project in Oregon...

This federal Project Grant award of $729,465.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's efforts in "ECOCULTURAL OAK FOREST MANAGEMENT WITH FIRE LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION" in Oregon. The award, which commenced on Sep 17, 2024 and is set to be completed by Dec 31, 2026, aims to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, produce and...

This $260,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the removal and replacement of an undersized culvert on Little Grass Valley Creek in Weaverville, California. The new 13x10 elliptical culvert will provide full, unimpeded fish passage for anadromous species like coho salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey to access five miles of cold water spawning and rearing...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $9,907,344.00 Project Grant to the Grant Soil & Water Conservation District, also doing business as Grant Weed Control District, to support the Evacuation Corridor and Fuels Management Project. This grant is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), which aims to develop and update community wildfire protection plans for at-risk...