Cooperative Agreement NH28CE002987

The Oconto County Sherrif Department received a $139,472.35 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 to undertake the WESO Dam Repair and Wetlands Restoration project. Funded under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program, the project will involve constructing a new whistle tube structure, repairing the auxiliary spillway with heavy rip rap for erosion control, reseeding the dike to reestablish approved vegetation,...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,854,770 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award, which commenced on March 26, 2025 and is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2029, supports the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in delivering a comprehensive set of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 3, awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $247,000 to Bayfield County under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to address critical infrastructure and aquatic ecosystem restoration in Wisconsin. The award, issued June 1, 2025, with completion targeted for May 19, 2027, focuses on two primary project components in the Grand View area. The first component involves replacing...

The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District (Stearns County SWCD) was awarded a $161,400 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. This grant will fund the Stearns County Shoreline Streambank Habitat Restoration Project Phase 2, which aims to continue the district's efforts to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitats along glacial lakes in Stearns County,...

Summary of Federal Grant Award The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $564,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. The grant funds the replacement of a failing road culvert bridge that provides the sole access to the public boat launch site at Auburn Lake in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The project...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) provides $202,219.00 to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. to restore 197 wetland acres, enhance 20 wetland acres, and restore 15 upland acres in Adams, Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin. The project involves removal of drainage ditches, spoil banks, and berms, as well as planting of...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), has awarded a $314,334 Formula Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The purpose of this grant is to reconstruct and improve the boat launch and associated infrastructure on White Lake in Langlade County, Wisconsin by Fall 2026. Key project activities include reconstructing the boat launch, installing a pier, expanding the parking lot with ADA-compliant...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $718,000 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) on October 20, 2025. This formula grant funds critical habitat and water management infrastructure repairs at Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area in Dodge County, Wisconsin, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2028. The project encompasses essential repairs...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 - Eastern Region awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) $643,257 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on December 18, 2025, to support land management activities on state and private forest lands in Wisconsin. The funding will be used to implement priorities outlined in Wisconsin's State Forest Action Plan (SFAP) through August 31, 2030. The award supports on-the-ground forest resource...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $149,468.41 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and its partners. The funding will be used to restore or improve management on 866 acres of oak and pine barrens habitat in northwestern Wisconsin. Key deliverables include creating or improving firebreaks supporting 585 acres of barrens habitat and restoring or...