Project Grant F22AP00645

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources received a $980,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The award will fund a landscape-scale wetland and grassland restoration project located in the Prairie Pothole Region of Iowa. The project aims to restore or enhance 250 acres of wetland habitat and 200 acres of upland habitat by December 31, 2028. Key activities include addressing invasive species,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) will provide $227,024.48 to restore and enhance upland habitats and improve terrestrial connectivity across the Bayfield Peninsula in Wisconsin. Key activities include 203 acres of upland restoration in Oulus Grasslands and headwater wetlands, as well as 5 miles of firebreak construction across three public land sites to support restoration through...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program, awarded a $244,000 Project Grant to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) for the Sweet Marsh Wetland Enhancement Project. The purpose of the project is to enhance 158 acres of wetland habitat in the Upper Wapsipinicon Floodplain of northeastern Iowa that is vital to migrating waterfowl, waterbirds, and passerines. Iowa DNR will complete this wetland enhancement...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA 10.933) provides $684,338.00 to Iowa Agricultural Mitigation Inc., a non-profit organization, to close the last seven remaining agricultural drainage wells (ADWs) located in Wright County, Iowa. This public-private partnership project is being conducted in collaboration with IAMI, IDALS, and several area farmers and landowners. The project aims to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $535,000.00 in funding to restore two wetland areas in Iowa. The purpose is to mitigate the effects of climate change-related threats, including flooding, drought, and habitat loss, by restoring resilient wetlands. The project involves wetland restoration work at the Pool Slough Wildlife Management...

Under a $138,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), the Ice Age Trail Alliance, Inc. (IATA), a nonprofit organization, will establish a native plant nursery and seed cleaning facility, collect seeds, and convert agricultural land to prairie habitat along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin from 2023-2027. The project aims to increase the availability...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $208,028 Cooperative Agreement to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to restore and enhance wetland habitats on Waterfowl Production Areas in the state's Prairie Pothole region. The project aims to restore uplands and wetlands to improve wildlife habitat, carbon sequestration, groundwater recharge, and flood resiliency within seven priority wetland complexes managed...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $334,950 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The funding will support Phase I of the project "Improving Open Landscapes to Benefit Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Southeastern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois". The project aims to restore and enhance open habitats such as prairies, savannas, and shrublands to benefit wildlife species of...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $149,468.41 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and its partners. The funding will be used to restore or improve management on 866 acres of oak and pine barrens habitat in northwestern Wisconsin. Key deliverables include creating or improving firebreaks supporting 585 acres of barrens habitat and restoring or...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) provides $202,219.00 to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. to restore 197 wetland acres, enhance 20 wetland acres, and restore 15 upland acres in Adams, Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin. The project involves removal of drainage ditches, spoil banks, and berms, as well as planting of...