Project Grant F25AP00116

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $153,570 Project Grant under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA). The grant will be used to upgrade and expand the geographic scope of the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative (NAACC) database, which documents anthropogenic barriers in streams across 16 states and territories covered by the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP). The subrecipient, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will oversee the database upgrade and expansion. This effort will result in a more streamlined and unified process for collecting field data, prioritizing sites for aquatic habitat restoration, and reconnecting more miles of waterways for sport fish and non-game species across the Southeastern, Northeastern, and other regions of the United States. The project period is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.