Project Grant F20AP00294

The Glenn Colusa Irrigation District will receive $9.66 million through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Title XXXIV program. From October 2021 through September 2026, the District will undertake habitat and facility improvement projects on the Sacramento River to restore salmonid habitat. The Central Valley Project Improvement Act aims to protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8 awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). This grant will fund the drilling of a new deep well in the North Grasslands Wildlife Area to replace an existing well with declining water quality. The new well is expected to yield 2,000 acre-feet of water per year to maintain critical seasonal wetlands and wildlife...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $119,589.98 Project Grant to the Los Molinos Mutual Water Company through the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) program. The grant funding supports the Mill Creek Ward Dam Sediment Routing Project, which will protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and associated habitats in the Central Valley region of California. Specifically, the project aims to address impacts of sediment accumulation at Mill Creek...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,605,548.67 Project Grant to the City of Oakdale under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The project will enhance approximately 22 acres of riparian and upland habitats along the lower Stanislaus River in California. Key activities include excavating 54,800 cubic yards of material to expand emergent wetlands, create side channels, and install alcoves and large wood structures to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program to the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The grant will fund the restoration of 176 acres of Sacramento River floodplain habitat and hydrologic function near Kopta Slough in Tehama County, California. Key project elements include the removal of rock revetment along the river's right bank to restore natural fluvial and floodplain...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $333,278.00 Cooperative Agreement to the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The project will conduct genetic monitoring of returning adult and emigrating juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon in Clear and Battle Creeks in California's Central Valley. The key goals are to assess the colonization and population dynamics of this threatened salmon...

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) was awarded a $400,241 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The funding supports a multi-year research project to monitor the regional fish assemblage and food webs in the Butte Sink, Sutter Bypass, and Sacramento Rivers, with a focus in 2025 on developing an environmental factor-based decision tree to help manage the Sutter...

The Contra Costa Water District received a $641,618.87 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Central Valley Improvement Act (CVIA) Title XXXIV program. The funding will support corrective actions and improvements to the Rock Slough Fish Screen facility located in Concord, California from May 2021 through September 2022. The CVIA aims to protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and habitats in California's Central Valley and Trinity...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.512) to Reclamation District 108 (RD108) in California. The grant, with a performance period of September 2024 to September 2029, will support the Floodplain Forward program. This initiative aims to advance a landscape-scale vision of early implementation projects that will improve habitat conditions and aid in the recovery of fish, birds, and other wildlife in the...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $7,359,000 Cooperative Agreement to Reclamation District 108 (RD108) under the Central Valley Improvement Act, Title XXXIV (CFDA 15.512) program. The award supports RD108's efforts to develop and evaluate options to create fish and wildlife benefits on historic floodplains in the Sacramento River Basin. Key activities include providing technical assistance, conducting 112 acres of riparian habitat restoration, and developing a...