Project Grant NA19NMF0080274

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,884,753 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The grant will fund the restoration of fish passage in the North Fork Klaskanine River by providing a fish passage structure at the Ogee Dam. This project builds on previous efforts to remove one dam and install a fish passage structure at another upstream dam. Once installed, the new...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $816,723 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Hood River Watershed Group (HRWG). The funding will be used to complete the study and design of five stream restoration projects across the East Fork Hood River, Neal Creek, and Baldwin Creek sub-watersheds in north-central Oregon. The projects aim to remove two fish passage...

This $692,624.14 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program aims to restore ESA-listed salmon and steelhead populations in the Grande Ronde Basin of Oregon. The key activities include: Targeted PIT tagging of juvenile salmonids to estimate hatchery and natural origin predation Developing a release group study to address overall mortality in the valley Evaluating the impacts of hatchery release pulses on...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $1,957,065 project grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The funding supports six projects related to Pacific salmon stock assessment and recovery efforts required under the Pacific Salmon Treaty. Projects include estimating salmon escapement in various Oregon rivers, analyzing age composition of...

This two-year, $2.07 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund operation and maintenance of three salmon hatcheries in Oregon as part of the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will oversee annual operation of the Bonneville, Oxbow/Herman Creek Ponds, and Umatilla hatcheries, producing approximately 1.87 million fish to supplement prey for...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $544,200 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The funding supports salmon restoration and recovery efforts in Oregon from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. As part of its responsibilities under the Pacific Salmon Treaty, the Department will provide administrative management and assistance to treaty Indian tribes for...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $474,638 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The grant supports the modernization and enhancement of Pacific salmon fishery data collection infrastructure by transitioning to electronic reporting systems, implementing electronic Coded-Wire Tag (CWT) detection technology, and expanding the network of...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $598,368 Project Grant under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The grant will fund a 1-year project to generate reliable, precise population estimates for spawning adult fall-run Chinook salmon in four river basins within the North Oregon Coast (NOC) aggregate: the Nehalem, Nestucca, Siletz, and Siuslaw Rivers. The project...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 grant award under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA #15.685) will fund two key fish habitat restoration projects in Oregon. The $4,324,657.25 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support the Union Soil and Water Conservation District in improving fish passage and habitat connectivity in the Grande Ronde River sub-basin. The first project will construct a fishway around the Elmer Dam on Catherine Creek to restore...

This $163,588 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports continued implementation of the Oregon Bull Trout Strategy. The project aims to: Develop a centralized website to disseminate data, reports, and other products from the Oregon Bull Trout Strategy, which links management actions to research and monitoring to facilitate bull trout recovery. Inventory the...