Project Grant 98T61301
- This $6,102,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will fund the "Restoring Wildcat Creek: Community-Led Watershed Health Update and Priority Project Implementation" project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Restoration of 5,000 feet of sediment-choked riparian corridor and 10 acres of adjacent habitat along Wildcat Creek Creation of a 50,000...
- This $1,000,748 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports a 4-year effort to build the capacity of the underserved community of North Richmond, California to participate in planning, designing, and implementing the Wildcat Creek Watershed Action Plan 2040. The project will facilitate community engagement to update the Wildcat Creek Restoration Action...
- This $750,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the East Bay Regional Park District's efforts to improve public access and water quality in the Tilden Regional Park and Wildcat Creek watershed. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: removing a concrete weir, restoring 500 linear feet of creek bed...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the County of Contra Costa $1,000,000 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to implement the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Clean Watersheds for All Project. Through this funding, the County will develop a comprehensive stormwater treatment plan and project delivery roadmap focused on underserved communities. Key deliverables include identifying viable regional stormwater capture...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $137,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC) to improve fish passage in West Tule Creek, California. The project aims to remove a private agricultural diversion concrete dam, reduce diversion rates, and install an improved fish screen to enhance habitat for all species and life stages of anadromous fish. Key activities include removing the...
- 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 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 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...
- This $770,823 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the Redwood City Urban Creek Regreening Project. The project aims to enhance the ecological and community value of three degraded urban creek sites in Redwood City, California by removing invasive trees and plants and installing native vegetation that provides ecological and water quality benefits, as well as...
- 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 Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District received a $1.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund program (CFDA 66.126). The grant will support implementation of the Wildcat Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project to construct a 400-foot long ecologically-friendly fish passage facility with step pools and roughened ramps. Additional funded activities include constructing dikes in a three-acre sedimentation basin to provide stable flows for fish passage and lowering a control structure to improve upstream flow conditions. The project aims to facilitate fish passage, restore anadromous fish populations, and improve water quality and fish habitat in Wildcat Creek and downstream areas. No subawards are included in the assistance agreement. The total award amount is $1.8 million and the period of performance is from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.8m | 5/4/23 |