Project Grant F21AP00110

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 awarded a $107,944 project grant to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game through the Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.671). The grant will fund salmon escapement research and management services on the Salcha River Chinook salmon from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. As the sub-awardee of the State of Alaska, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will conduct field research...

The Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association received a $825,000 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects federal grant program (CFDA 11.469). Through this two-year award ending April 2025, the Association will conduct a comprehensive assessment of habitat alterations in the Yukon River watershed and prioritize restoration needs. This work incorporates consultation with local communities and...

This $499,823 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will support research to quantify and map the cumulative effects of climate change, ecosystem dynamics, and habitat impacts on critically depressed salmon populations in the Yukon River basin. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will lead this 3-year project, which aims to develop decision-support tools and outreach products to help...

The Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribal Research and Restoration Program received a $2.8 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support salmon restoration efforts through June 2027. Funded under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA #11.438), the program is designed to achieve restoration by rebuilding salmon populations and relieving resource stress on residents in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will receive $600,000 under a five-year Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to support marine research surveys of Chinook and chum salmon from the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region of Alaska. The funding will help ADF&G co-lead the longstanding Northern Bering Sea survey with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through June 2028. This survey is critical for forecasting Yukon River salmon stocks up to...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will mitigate threats to critical salmon habitat in the Yukon River Delta. The project aims to restore aquatic connectivity by removing a fish passage barrier in a Yukon River slough used by five Pacific salmon species. It will also involve inventorying and assessing fish passage barriers in the lower Yukon region, with community...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) supports the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribal Research & Restoration Program (AYKTRRP) administered by the Bering Sea Fishermen's Association. The funding will be used to discover and understand factors limiting the productivity and recovery of sharply declined Pacific salmon populations necessary for Native...

This $512,630 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) will support the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) in conducting scientific research and conservation efforts for the Chilkat River stock of Chinook salmon. The funding will be used to estimate smolt abundance, adult escapement, and harvest of this salmon population, allowing for the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $102,702 to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to characterize rates and potential drivers of prespawn mortality in Yukon River chum salmon over a two-year period. The project aims to generate a correction factor that fisheries managers can apply to escapement data to more accurately estimate spawning salmon abundance and inform management decisions. Key...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) received a $103,500.94 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) federal grant program. The award titled "Using Life Cycle Models to Investigate Climate Change Impacts on Yukon River Salmon Populations" will fund research activities to develop life cycle models for Chinook and chum salmon populations in the Yukon River basin. This will involve simulating scenarios of...