Project Grant F20AP00257

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,448,107 Project Grant under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) to the Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Department. The grant will fund the Jordan River Coastal Restoration Project, which aims to restore coastal marsh and reestablish aquatic connectivity in a productive coastal wetlands ecosystem adjacent to Acadia National Park. The restoration activities will reverse...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $561,800 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to The Nature Conservancy (TNC), in partnership with the Navajo Nation, to plan and design river ecosystem restoration projects along the San Juan River. The project aims to identify suitable backwater nursery habitat restoration sites and conduct detailed analyses and final design for two priority sites to...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), awarded a $330,885 Project Grant to The Great Springs Project, Inc. on June 11, 2025. The grant will support the development of a watershed restoration and access plan for a highly urbanized section of the lower Colorado River around Austin, Texas. The plan will guide the implementation of strategic projects focused on restoration, public access, land development, resource extraction, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $995,669 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) and Deschutes Basin Board of Control (DBBC) to study and design habitat restoration projects benefiting the threatened Oregon spotted frog and sensitive native redband trout along the Deschutes River in central Oregon. The funding will support site studies, analysis, and conceptual design for projects...

The Green River Greenbelt Task Force Restoration Project was awarded a $249,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on October 1, 2022 through the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation program. Under this award, the Green River Greenbelt Task Force will implement wetland and upland habitat restoration efforts along the Green River in Wyoming through September 30, 2025. As part of the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,902,149 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to Yakima County, Washington. This grant will fund the study and 60% design of a flood reduction and floodplain restoration project near the confluence of the Naches River and Cowiche Creek. The project aims to address recurring flooding and improve spawning habitat for native steelhead trout and coho salmon by replacing an undersized bridge,...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $765,600 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The grant will fund the development of final construction designs to remove and re-route a 0.65-mile segment of State Route 207 away from the Nason Creek floodway in Chelan County, Washington. This will restore approximately 13 acres of floodplain habitat, including side channels and wetlands, to benefit endangered...

The National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation a $3,077,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The project will study, select, and design alternatives to improve fish passage and avoid entrainment at the Prosser Diversion on the Lower Yakima River in Washington. The goals are to create safer passage conditions for anadromous species like steelhead, Chinook, coho, and sockeye salmon, as well as Pacific...

The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Middle Deschutes Watershed Council, will receive $263,564 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to remove western juniper trees from 460 acres of upland habitat surrounding Willow Creek in Oregon. This project aims to restore water connectivity between upland and in-stream habitats by removing juniper that has caused flows in...