Project Grant 20DG11010000004

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4.5 million Project Grant to Alliance Title & Escrow Corporation under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support the Legacy Project Moyie River Corridor Phase 2 from May 2021 through May 2025. The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forest areas from conversion to nonforest uses through conservation easements or fee simple purchases. This award will likely support the acquisition of conservation...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $3,768,283 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to implement aquatic restoration projects in Idaho. The purpose is to improve drought resilience, promote aquatic connectivity, and conserve ecosystems and habitats for priority species like Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Key activities include designing and installing low-tech...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $839,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Board of Control for the Triangle Irrigation District and Wood River Valley Irrigation District #45, a U.S. local government entity. The grant will fund a project to improve a diversion dam on the Big Wood River in Bellevue, Idaho. The project will add fish passage and sediment passage structures to the...

The City of Pocatello was awarded a $522,500 WaterSMART grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to design the Portneuf River Oxbow Restoration Project. This project will reactivate over 100 acres of floodplain along the Portneuf River by constructing diversions under railroad tracks and grading adjacent lands to reconnect wetlands, improve water quality, and reduce flood risks. The design work will help the city address goals outlined in the 2016 Portneuf River...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,809,147.32 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Wood River Land Trust Company to enhance and improve the ecological function of the 65-acre Warm Spring Preserve in Blaine County, Idaho. The project will restore 1.3 miles of Warm Springs Creek through instream earthwork to create pools, point bars, and constructed riffles, as well as install woody debris structures to promote...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686), provides $2,956,895 to Friends of the Teton River, a non-profit organization, to restore natural instream flows to Canyon Creek in Idaho. The project will improve irrigation infrastructure and water management at two diversion points, allowing the Canyon Creek Canal Company to divert water from the Teton River instead of Canyon Creek....

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $135,816 Project Grant under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG). The multi-year project aims to restore habitat along the North Fork Teton River to support Yellowstone cutthroat trout and other sensitive wildlife species. Funding will be used to finalize designs and implement measures to reconnect historical stream channels and lateral wetlands, while reducing channel incision and...

The Valley Soil And Water Conservation District, doing business as Valley SWCD, was awarded a $198,220 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on May 19, 2023 under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The purpose of the grant is to establish the North Fork Payette River Watershed Coalition to address water quality issues, including nutrient loading and harmful algae blooms, in the North Fork Payette River watershed in west-central Idaho....

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,319 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to continue coordinating watershed restoration planning efforts in the Lower South Fork Boise Watershed in southwestern Idaho. The project will support stakeholder and community outreach, research on the feasibility of proposed projects, and the production of a stakeholder-driven watershed restoration plan. This collaborative effort involves a...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,668 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. The funding will support education, outreach, and the development of a watershed restoration plan for the lower Priest River watershed in northern Idaho. The project aims to preserve critical habitat for the endangered bull trout and address the impacts of climate change-driven drought and reduced river flows in the basin. Trout Unlimited...