Project Grant F25AP02339
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,230,000 Project Grant through the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Ipswich River Watershed Association, Inc. for the Ipswich Mills Dam Removal Project. This project will permanently restore 49 miles of mainstem and tributary habitat for native and migratory fish populations in the Ipswich River watershed and the Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Key project elements include full removal of the Ipswich Mills...
- The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) was awarded a $2,350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. This grant, awarded on June 9, 2023, will fund the removal of the Quinapoxet Dam in Boylston, Massachusetts and restoration of the river channel. The dam removal and river restoration work is expected to be completed by September 30, 2025. The project aims to improve habitat...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Town of Whiting, Maine a $2,900,000 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) to remove a dilapidated dam on the Orange River and replace it with a modern, safe structure that incorporates fish passage. The project, which has a completion date of December 31, 2028, will provide safe, timely, and effective movement for endangered Atlantic salmon and other diadromous fish species such as river herring,...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA# 15.685), provides $1,264,500 in funding to the Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. for the removal of two dams in Maine's Merrymeeting Bay Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit. The primary components of the project are: Removal of the Mercer Dam on Little Norridgewock Stream in Chesterville, which is owned by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. This...
- The Town of Braintree, Massachusetts will receive a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. The funding will support two dam removal projects in the Monatiquot River watershed between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2026. Specifically, the Town will completely remove two dams and restore river channels, improving habitat connectivity for fish and other aquatic species....
- This $500,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), supports American Rivers Inc.'s efforts to remove the Lockville Dam on the Deep River in North Carolina. The dam removal is expected to reopen 56.5 river miles, reconnecting critical habitat for the federally endangered Cape Fear shiner and threatened Atlantic pigtoe. The project will also provide short-term job creation, improve...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $56,476,862 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) to build new state-of-the-art fishways at the Woodland Project and Grand Falls Project sites. These improvements will significantly enhance access to over 600 miles of historic sea-run fish habitat and 60,000 acres of alewife habitat, with the potential to produce the largest river herring...
- The Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc. was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608). The grant will support the removal of an old earthen dam and pump house on Kimball Brook in North Stratford, New Hampshire. This project aims to reconnect four miles of pristine brook trout habitat in Kimball Brook, a direct tributary to the Upper...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $635,000 cooperative agreement to Ecosystems Connections Institute, LLC from January 2, 2023 through December 31, 2025 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The award will support dam removal services at the American Water Low Head Dam located in Seymour, Indiana to reconnect 836 stream miles of fish habitat. As part of the Fish and Aquatic Conservation activities conducted under the...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $750,000 in funding to the City of Indianapolis for the full removal of the Emrichsville Dam located in the East Fork White River. The project aims to improve fish passage, ecological resilience, recreational fishing, economic development, and recreational use of the river. The Emrichsville Dam is approximately 250 feet long and 8 feet...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded $120,000.00 to the Town of Weymouth under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) on June 18, 2025, for the removal of the Old Swamp River Dam in Massachusetts. The primary deliverable is the elimination of a low-head dam that has impeded anadromous fish passage, particularly for river herring, since its construction in the late 1980s. Upon removal, the project will restore fish passage across 4.65 miles of the Old Swamp River mainstem and an additional 15.69 miles of tributaries, totaling 20.34 miles of restored aquatic habitat that historically supported wild brook trout populations and currently serves critical spawning habitat for river herring. The dam removal project is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2026, and represents a habitat restoration initiative consistent with the Coastal Program's objectives of protecting and restoring fish and wildlife habitat on public lands through voluntary, community-based conservation partnerships. The project directly benefits federal trust species by removing a significant barrier to fish migration and restoring ecological connectivity within the Old Swamp River system.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $120.0k | 8/6/25 |