Project Grant F12AP00442

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,556,932 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to American Rivers Inc., a non-profit environmental organization. The funding will support the design and permitting for the removal of Daniels Dam on the Patapsco River in Maryland. This project is part of the larger Patapsco Restoration effort, which has previously involved the NOAA-supported removal of Bloede, Simkins, and...

This $201,910 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Tribal Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.639) program supports the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in Maine to install logjam and boulder structures to restore in-stream habitat complexity and enhance fish habitat quality in a 0.8-mile stretch of the North Branch of the Meduxnekeag River. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: (1) gathering and acquiring...

The Penobscot Indian Nation was awarded a $5,411,318 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will be used to address five barriers in the Penobscot and St. George River watersheds, increasing access to stream and spawning habitats for migratory fish such as alewives, endangered Atlantic salmon, and other culturally and economically important species. The project will also...

The Town of Braintree, Massachusetts will receive a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. The funding will support two dam removal projects in the Monatiquot River watershed between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2026. Specifically, the Town will completely remove two dams and restore river channels, improving habitat connectivity for fish and other aquatic species....

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...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $18,197,746 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the Downeast Salmon Federation, a non-profit organization based in Columbia Falls, Maine. The purpose of the award is to remove the Cherryfield Ice Control Dam on the Narraguagus River and replace it with a nature-like fishway. This will allow endangered Atlantic salmon and other migratory fish to move unimpeded up and downstream within...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $326,874 National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) project grant to the City of Forest City, Iowa. The funding will be used to remove a 3-foot high low-head dam in Pammel Park along the Winnebago River and construct two rock cross vanes to facilitate fish passage. This project will reconnect 99 upstream miles of the river's mainstem into southern Minnesota, improving upstream passage for channel catfish, northern pike, yellow perch, and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: EPA Region 1 awarded $2.5 million to the Town of Hampden, Maine under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) on January 15, 2026, with a completion date of July 30, 2027. This cooperative agreement funds wastewater infrastructure improvements directed by the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Scope of Work: The Town of Hampden will decommission the existing Souadabscook Pump Station and construct a new submersible...

The Maine Department of Transportation received a $111,339 Formula Grant award on May 6, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding supports the CARIBOU, OTTER BROOK RESTORATION PROJECT through the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). Under this award, the Maine Department of Transportation will conduct natural resource mitigation work at a railroad crossing over Otter Brook located off Limestone Street. The project involves...

The Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT) received a $2.7 million Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on January 28, 2021 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support the replacement of the Souadabscooke East SB Bridge (#1431) over the Souadabscooke Stream in Hampden, Maine. The existing bridge will be replaced to continue providing vehicular access at this location approximately 2.63 miles east of the...