Project Grant F16AP00133

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded $806,990 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to the California Coastal Conservancy and Humboldt County Resource Conservation District to implement the Mad River Slough - Wadulh Lagoon Restoration Project. The Project will restore 48.6 acres of diked, subsided agricultural wetlands to estuarine and palustrine wetland habitats including salt marsh, brackish marsh, mudflat,...

This $12,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will enable the California State Coastal Conservancy to facilitate the beneficial reuse of dredged sediment from federal navigation channels for wetland restoration in the San Francisco Bay. The key activities include: 1) Drafting a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District to prioritize...

The State Coastal Conservancy was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program to complete Phase I of the Castroville to the Coast Project. Phase I involves acquiring 24 acres of agricultural land along the Salinas Reclamation Ditch and Tembladero Slough floodplain for future restoration. The project aims to provide flood attenuation, sea level rise resilience, water quality improvement,...

The State Coastal Conservancy received a $1.52 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) program. The grant will fund the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration, Phase III project in Monterey County, California from February 3, 2021 through December 31, 2026. The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act program aims to provide matching...

The State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) of California was awarded a $1,226,475 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614). The 3-year grant will fund the restoration and enhancement of approximately 4 acres of threatened coastal wetlands along the Tomales Bay shoreline in Marin County, California. Key project activities include removing 2,000 cubic yards of fill, reconstructing a historic wetland slough,...

This $2.7 million project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) will support restoration and enhancement of 159 acres of coastal wetlands and riparian habitats at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California. The California Coastal Conservancy and East Bay Regional Park District will directly restore and enhance over 14.5 acres of wetlands and 144.5 acres of grasslands,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance (CFDA 15.664) program to Ducks Unlimited Inc. to implement the Mountain View Restoration Project at Ponds A1 and A2W within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The project aims to create climate-resilient public access and restore a range of tidal habitats, benefiting the residents of Mountain View, East Palo Alto, and nearby communities. Key...

The State Coastal Conservancy received a $4.725 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 to support the Heron's Head Park Shoreline Resilience Project. The funding is provided through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to support coastal wetlands conservation projects. Under this award, the State Coastal Conservancy will implement shoreline resilience measures and wetlands restoration...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $1,416,670 Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy to support the Ormond Beach Wetlands Restoration Project, Phase 2. The grant is funded through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), which provides matching grants to coastal states for coastal wetlands conservation projects established under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act. The funding will...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $3,800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund the Calabazas/San Tomas Aquino Creek - Marsh Connection Project, which is part of the larger Lower South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. The key activities to be carried out under this award include environmental review and documentation...