Project Grant 23DG11021600085

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $151,800 Cooperative Agreement to Backcountry Hunters & Anglers under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) to support the Wet Meadow Restoration and Fence Removal Project in northwest Colorado. The project aims to address critical habitat loss issues for sage grouse resulting from coal mine expansion in the Danforth Hills. Key planned activities include removing or modifying 10 miles of hazardous fencing and restoring 5 acres...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $403,916.70 Cooperative Agreement to the Kittitas Conservation Trust under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to implement the Gold Creek Valley Restoration Project. The project aims to decrease seasonal dewatering and restore aquatic connectivity in Gold Creek, a designated critical habitat for the ESA-listed bull trout. Key project activities include: Restoring 30 acres of riparian and forested wetland habitat to increase stream flow...

The San Juan Islands Conservation District will implement ten new Island Marble Butterfly habitat projects totaling $151,918.84 through December 2026 under a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. Funded by the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the projects will create fenced habitat plots and permanent open spaces on private properties in San Juan and Lopez Islands, Washington to expand existing habitat and connect areas for...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will provide $5,000,000 to the Kittitas Conservation Trust to implement the Gold Creek Restoration Project in Easton, Washington. The key deliverables include: Restoring 30 acres of riparian and forested wetland habitat to increase the duration of streamflow in Gold Creek, which is designated as critical habitat for the ESA-listed bull trout. Installing 141 large wood...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded The Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) on August 4, 2025, with a completion deadline of September 30, 2026. This funding supports the trust's conservation and stewardship activities within the Mountains to Sound Greenway, a designated National Heritage Area in Washington State. The agreement enables the organization to...

This $141,504 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the construction of over 13 miles of fencing to exclude cattle from Parks Creek and Hole in the Ground Creek in Anderson, CA. This will protect and enhance 3.76 miles of in-stream and 23 acres of riparian wetland habitat, benefiting the federally listed Southern Oregon Northern California Coast Evolutionarily...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $490,000 Cooperative Agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to support habitat restoration activities on the Sunrise Mountain Ranch in Klamath County, Oregon. The 5-year project, running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028, will focus on restoring aquatic, riparian, and floodplain habitats along the Sprague River and its tributaries on the 15,000-acre ranch. Key restoration...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1) has awarded a $100,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Inc. under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The agreement, which runs from January 20, 2025 to January 19, 2029, will support efforts to enhance and restore sagebrush steppe habitats within core and growth opportunity areas in Lemhi, Custer, Clark, Butte, Fremont, and Jefferson counties in...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $302,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658) to the Housatonic Valley Association, Inc. to develop preliminary designs for replacing two barrier culverts on Pond Mountain Brook in Kent, Connecticut. The project aims to reconnect over 3 miles of high-quality cold-water habitat for Eastern Brook Trout within the Macedonia Brook watershed. The culvert replacements...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $678,797 Project Grant to Habitats Resilientes, A.C. under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation grant program (CFDA 15.635). The grant will support conservation activities for the Mountain Plover, a bird species experiencing significant population declines, at its wintering habitat sites in the Ascension region of Chihuahua, Mexico. Specifically, the grantee will (1) secure long-term protection of...