Project Grant F24AP00951

This $509,130 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will fund the permanent restoration of 151 acres of wetlands and associated uplands on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. The project aims to address changes in the timing, amount, and source of water flows that have altered the hydrologic regimes and degraded the remaining wetlands in this agricultural region. The funding...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will restore 1.4 miles of the New Fork River in western Wyoming through a $133,400 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. The Game and Fish Department, in collaboration with Trout Unlimited and the Bureau of Land Management, will complete habitat restoration along the stretch of river characterized by high sedimentation and poor water quality. Restoration activities will include installing engineered...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Ducks Unlimited Inc. a $2,042,532 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.623) to enhance and restore 2,025 acres of wetlands and associated upland habitat in Wyoming for the benefit of migratory birds and other wildlife. Specifically, the award will be used to enhance 303 acres and restore 1,722 acres of wetlands through activities such as improving water management capabilities and...

This $500,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 will fund habitat restoration and enhancement efforts through September 2027. The recipient, Sheridan County Weed and Pest Control, will work with participating counties Johnson and Campbell, Wyoming to restore upland and mesic habitat for federally listed threatened and endangered species, as well as other federal trust and state priority resources. Funded activities will...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division. The grant funding will be used to directly restore, enhance, create, or manage 5,000 acres of grassland and wetland habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota by September 30, 2026. The key activities include seeding 1,300 acres of new native grasses and forbs, removing or...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) provides $201,600.00 to Pheasants Forever, Inc. to restore 24.9 acres of palustrine wetland habitat and enhance 63.3 acres of associated uplands on 88.19 acres of permanently protected waterfowl production areas. The habitat restoration and enhancement work will benefit breeding waterfowl and other wildlife on these permanently protected...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program provides $695,000 in funding to the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) to control invasive annual grasses and enhance native plant communities in sagebrush landscapes in Wyoming. The project aims to improve habitat for federal trust species, state wildlife species of concern, and other conservation priority species, as well as provide economic benefits to...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) provides $202,219 to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. to restore 197 wetland acres and 15 upland acres, and enhance 20 wetland acres across six counties in Wisconsin. The key activities under this award include removing drainage ditches, spoil banks, and berms, and planting warm season native prairie species. These...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,018,051 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. The grant will fund the completion of the Sage Creek Watershed Restoration for Drought Resilience and Sediment Control project in Wyoming. Key activities include the construction of 50 new beaver dam analogs, expansion of 20 existing beaver dam analogs, and additions to 15 naturally...

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...