Project Grant F23AP02755
- This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement award of $400,000, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), aims to improve water quality in the Portage River watershed and restore wetland habitat in northern Ohio. The key activities funded include: Restoring at least 7 acres of wetland on a former 9-hole golf course and a 51-acre agricultural property owned by The Nature Conservancy. Restoration work will involve decommissioning drainage tile,...
- This $435,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service on June 29, 2023 will enable Cleveland Metroparks to acquire and permanently preserve 12.7 acres of land in the Tinkers Creek Watershed. The property contains a variety of mesic and wet-mesic habitats that will provide nesting, roosting, and foraging areas for many bird species. This project is funded through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623), which provides grants...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 3, awarded $200,000 through the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to lead a collaborative coastal wetland restoration project in Vickery, Ohio. Under this cooperative agreement, effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027, Ducks Unlimited will provide topographic surveys, engineering design, bidding and contracting services, and construction management for the complete...
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, through the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program, awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) a $1.2 million Project Grant on August 1, 2025, to implement a three-year invasive species management initiative in the Lake Erie Watershed. The project will deliver comprehensive mapping and control services across 7,813 acres of ODNR-owned wildlife areas and nature preserves through surveying...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623), awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to the Western Reserve Land Conservancy to acquire and permanently protect 87.90 acres of land in Summit County, Ohio. The property includes approximately 32 acres of critical wetland habitat that provides essential nesting and feeding areas for waterfowl and other migratory birds. The grant funding will enable the land trust to acquire a conservation...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and partners to counter the loss and degradation of 500 acres of Lake Erie coastal wetlands on public lands. The funding will be used over 2 years, from November 2024 to September 2026, to manage invasive plant species and restore native wetland habitats. The project involves partners including the Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area, Ohio...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $699,000.00 in funding to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (ODNR OCM) to monitor wetland sites within the Lake Erie watershed in the Maumee River basin. The activities will involve sampling soils in multiple wetland restoration projects to measure parameters that predict phosphate retention and...
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $685,436 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Office of Coastal Management under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on July 1, 2025. The project grant will support implementation of a 35-acre nature-based barrier wetland restoration project at the Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area on the south shore of Sandusky Bay, Ohio, with a completion date of October 30, 2027. Key deliverables include...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), provides $500,000.00 in funding to Cleveland Metroparks. The funding will support a project to modify an existing fish barrier and replace it with a rock ramp or similar solution to improve fish passage and stream and riparian habitat and resiliency within the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC). Key activities include...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3) awarded the Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority a $139,999 Project Grant on April 1, 2025, under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program (CFDA 15.662). The award supports completion by June 30, 2026, and funds the Irishtown Bend habitat restoration project along the Cuyahoga River in Ohio. The project creates fish habitat pockets within the...
OUR PROJECT WILL RESTORE 600 ACRES OF WETLANDS WITHIN THE CUYAHOGA RIVER AREA OF CONCERN (AOC) TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR WETLAND OBLIGATE BIRDS AND WILDLIFE. THE AOC INCLUDES 45 MILES OF THE LOWER CUYAHOGA RIVER, INCLUDING 26 MILES PROTECTED WITHIN CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK (CVNP). INVASIVE SPECIES DEGRADED WETLANDS THROUGHOUT CVNP, AND LONG-TERM MONITORING INDICATES THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE HAS INCREASED SINCE 2008. CVNP - LOWER CUYAHOGA RIVER IS AN IMPORTANT BIRD AREA AND SUPPORTS 200 SPECIES OF BIRDS, INCLUDING NUMEROUS STATE AND REGIONAL SPECIES OF CONCERN SUCH AS AMERICAN AND LEAST BITTERN, SORA, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, MARSH WREN, AND AMERICAN COOT, WHICH ARE LISTED AS THREATENED OR SPECIES OF CONCERN IN OHIO. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY COORDINATES THE CROOKED RIVER COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREA (CWMA) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES WHICH COMBAT INVASIVE SPECIES WITHIN THE CUYAHOGA RIVER WATERSHED.THIS PROJECT WILL FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CWMA BY SUPPORTING A 4-PERSON INVASIVE STRIKE TEAM OVER FOUR YEARS TO TREAT AND MONITOR AT LEAST 600 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT ON PARTNER LANDS IN THE AOC, INCLUDING CVNP, SUMMIT, AND CLEVELAND METROPARKS PROPERTIES.OBJECTIVES: 1) RESTORE 600 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT WITHIN THE CUYAHOGA RIVER AOC FOR THE BENEFIT OF WATERBIRDSAND OTHER WETLAND WILDLIFE AND 2) PASSIVELY MONITOR WETLANDS FOR WILDLIFE RESPONSE TO TREATMENTS THROUGH A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM.DELIVERABLES PRODUCTS: 2023: PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. 2024: SITE SELECTION MAPPING INCLUDING HABITAT RESTORATION SITES AND MONITORING LOCATIONS, ANNUAL REPORT DETAILINGRESTORATION ACREAGE TO DATE, AND FINANCIAL REPORT AS REQUIRED. 2025: PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS DETAILING RESTORATION ACREAGE TO DATE, ANY ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PLANS, ANDPRELIMINARY WILDLIFE DATA. 2026: PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. 2027: FINAL PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORT DETAILING HABITAT RESTORATION TREATMENTS, SUMMARY OF WILDLIFE MONITORING DATA, FINAL MAP OF TREATMENT SITES AND ESTIMATION OF RESTORATION EFFICACY.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 11/21/25 | ||
| Not listed | $498.0k | 8/16/23 |