Project Grant NA21NMF4520514

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $223,669 Project Grant through the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (CFDA 15.622) program to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) on July 1, 2023. This grant will fund three main project activities over a 3-year period ending June 30, 2026: Construct a transient day dock to provide marina facility access for recreational boaters traveling the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and Pungo...

The American Canoe Association, Inc. was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Coast Guard under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 97.012) to support new marketing and measurement for an established paddling education program. The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As the nation's paddlesports safety advocate for over 120 years, the American Canoe Association will utilize the funding to further develop and promote its safety...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $764,148 Formula Grant to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to construct, operate, and maintain coastal boating access sites in North Carolina. This grant is provided under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), which supports activities to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (CFDA 15.622) federal grant program, has awarded $317,650.00 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Ncdeq) to expand transient boater infrastructure at Grand Manor Marina in Belhaven, North Carolina. The grant funding will be used to restore 600 feet of existing riprap breakwater, add 12 pilings to mark the breakwater extent, install a fixed dinghy dock to connect...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission was awarded a $1,100,000 Sport Fish Restoration Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The funding will be used to enhance the public's understanding of water resources, aquatic life forms, and sport fishing, as well as to promote responsible stewardship of the aquatic environment in North Carolina. Key activities include conducting research, managing wildlife...

This $154,376 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), provides education and outreach to North Carolina resident and visiting recreational anglers on ethical angling practices, conservation of marine sport fish habitat, and sustainable fisheries management. The grant supports implementation of the 2017 North Carolina Marine Aquatic Resource Education and Outreach Strategic Plan and the North...

This $3,692,112 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) supports the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's activities to manage and maintain sport fish populations, their habitats, and public fishing access in North Carolina's inland waters. Key activities funded include coordination and administration of programs, management of sport fish populations and aquatic habitats, data...

This $866,935 Federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) supports the National Marine Fisheries Service's Marine Recreational Information Program Access Point Angler Intercept Survey in coastal North Carolina. The grant funds the interception and interviewing of recreational anglers at public fishing access sites to collect data on recreational finfish catch, effort, participation, and fishing mode. This data...

This $8,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 11.463), supports The Nature Conservancy in leading stakeholder engagement and community-driven efforts to improve diadromous fish passage and increase resilience along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. Key project activities include identifying consensus-based fish passage solutions at two mainstem dams and building local...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.605 - Sport Fish Restoration) provides $894,992 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) to conduct recreational finfish catch and effort surveys along the North Carolina coast. The funding will be used to intercept and interview anglers throughout coastal North Carolina to collect data on recreational finfish catch, effort, participation, fishing mode, area of...