Project Grant DESC0025153

River Connectivity Solutions LLC was awarded a $206,498 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop cost effective alternatives to gated selective withdrawal systems at non-powered dams. The grant will support River Connectivity Solutions' research and development of river connectivity systems from June 2022 through March 2023. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program aims to transform...

Littoral Power Systems, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop cost effective, standalone hydropower technologies for low head non-powered dams. The one-year award running from June 27, 2022 to June 26, 2023 will support computer modeling, simulation, analytical and numerical modeling, and hydrodynamic analysis of manufacturing techniques and scaling for standalone...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $5.2 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 to support operation and maintenance, evaluation studies, and harvest monitoring activities under the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan program (CFDA 15.661) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Lower Snake River Compensation Plan program aims to mitigate fishery losses caused by hydroelectric dam construction on the lower Snake...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $124,345 cooperative agreement to the Klamath Watershed Partnership under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to install low-tech process-based restoration structures in the North Fork Sprague River from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. The Klamath Watershed Partnership and Service will work together to install beaver dam analogs and post-assisted log structures to improve water quality for...

This federal 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 $151,084.84 to the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) to hire a Tribal Engagement and Outreach Relations Coordinator. The purpose is to increase awareness of the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative (PLCI) through tribal outreach and partner engagement efforts. Key activities include conducting tribal...

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...

This $154,400 Cooperative Agreement award from 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 habitat restoration and enhancement activities on private lands along Spencer Creek in Oregon. The primary objectives are to protect and improve critical habitat for Redband trout and Oregon spotted frog, while also preparing for the eventual return of Steelhead and Salmon after the removal of the Klamath Dam....

The Klamath Watershed Partnership will receive $175,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife cooperative agreement program to support engineered biochar mixed media filtration systems to remove phosphorus from irrigation tailwater returns to Upper Klamath Lake. The project aims to build on previous efforts evaluating the utility of engineered biochar mineral media to decrease external total phosphorus loads associated with irrigation tailwater pumped...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $999,929 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program to California Trout, Inc. for a 3-year project. The purpose of this grant is to monitor and evaluate the ecological impacts of removing the Klamath River dams, which will open over 400 miles of previously blocked fish habitat. Key project activities include using sonar, species composition sampling, and radio telemetry to estimate salmon and steelhead abundance and...

This $233,037.38 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program will fund habitat restoration and conservation activities on private lands in Bly, Oregon. The primary focus is to address erosion issues and improve habitat for redband trout and other fish species in the South Fork Sprague River system. Key activities include installing wood structures and adding large wood and rocks to...