Project Grant F11AP00013

The City of Ypsilanti received a $4,465,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to finalize the removal design and fully remove the Peninsular Paper Dam from the Huron River. The project will restore aquatic organism passage and connectivity by deconstructing this 21-foot concrete gravity dam. Key activities include engineering design, sediment management, habitat protection, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Indianapolis to remove the Emrichsville Dam on the East Fork White River. The dam, which is approximately 250 feet long and 8 feet tall, was significantly compromised after a partial collapse in 2018, posing a major fish passage barrier and safety hazard. The project aims to fully remove the dam, which will improve fish passage, ecological resilience,...

This $499,025 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) will enable American Rivers, a non-profit organization, to remove the Washburn Mill Dam on the Mohawk River in Colebrook, New Hampshire. The dam removal project will restore 39.3 miles of river connectivity and 10 acres of cold-water brook trout habitat. This will improve public safety, habitat connectivity, fisheries population resilience,...

The Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council (NCRC&DC) will receive $100,000 through a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to remove the 18-foot East Weaver Creek Dam in Weaverville, California by June 2028. Work will include demolishing the concrete and boulder dam, installing grade control structures and large woody debris, removing accumulated sediment, and repositioning...

This $500,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), supports American Rivers Inc.'s efforts to remove the Lockville Dam on the Deep River in North Carolina. The dam removal is expected to reopen 56.5 river miles, reconnecting critical habitat for the federally endangered Cape Fear shiner and threatened Atlantic pigtoe. The project will also provide short-term job creation, improve...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,500,000.00 to support the Sangamon County Dam Removal Project. The project aims to remove two dams - the Riverside and Color Plant Dams - located on the Sangamon River in Springfield, Illinois. The dam removals will restore 55.1 miles of upstream fish passage on the Sangamon River and 55 miles on the South Fork Sangamon River. This will benefit several...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the Piedmont Triad Regional Council under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631) to remove the Jessup Mill Dam on the Upper Dan River in Stokes County, North Carolina by December 31, 2024. Under this cooperative agreement, the Piedmont Triad Regional Council will consult with permitting agencies, complete engineering designs and plans, secure permits,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA# 15.685), provides $1,264,500 in funding to the Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. for the removal of two dams in Maine's Merrymeeting Bay Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit. The primary components of the project are: Removal of the Mercer Dam on Little Norridgewock Stream in Chesterville, which is owned by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. This...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,822,000.00 to remove the failing Elsie Dam on the Maple River in Clinton County, Michigan. The primary objectives are to eliminate the existing public safety hazard posed by the dam, restore the river channel and riparian areas, re-establish ecosystem function, and improve passage for aquatic organisms. Key deliverables include final design plans, an...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $635,000 cooperative agreement to Ecosystems Connections Institute, LLC from January 2, 2023 through December 31, 2025 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The award will support dam removal services at the American Water Low Head Dam located in Seymour, Indiana to reconnect 836 stream miles of fish habitat. As part of the Fish and Aquatic Conservation activities conducted under the...