Project Grant R14AP00142

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,361,009.69 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) on October 1, 2025. The grant funds routine operations and maintenance at ODFW's Klamath Hatchery to support the production and stocking of rainbow trout and brown trout, as well as the staging of brook trout for air stocking. This hatchery production is intended to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. The grant will fund the McCoy Creek Wet Meadow Restoration Project, a 2.1-mile stream restoration initiative on public lands managed by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The project aims to improve habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout and other native species by reconnecting the stream to its historic floodplain, enhancing wet...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to improve fish passage and restore aquatic habitat along the upper Clark Fork River in western Montana. The project aims to reconnect 27 miles of critical bull trout habitat by constructing fish passage improvements and installing fish screens at four remaining irrigation diversions that currently impede upstream passage and entrain...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $208,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. The grant is intended to provide a unique statewide fishing opportunity to anglers in Kansas by stocking commercially-sourced, harvest-able-sized rainbow trout in designated locations across the state. This grant will fund the purchase of the trout since the state's hatcheries are unable to produce rainbow trout at the rate...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Region 6 Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $100,000 and effective from July 2024 to July 2029, will support Trout Unlimited, Inc. in removing and replacing a road stream crossing structure on Middle Placer Creek in Colorado. This project aims to improve aquatic organism passage and provide access to 10 miles of high-quality stream habitat for native Rio Grande fishes, including Rio Grande cutthroat trout and Rio Grande...

This $136,458.52 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program supports the Henry's Fork Foundation's efforts to permanently eliminate the oxythermal habitat squeeze at the Island Park Reservoir in Idaho. The funding will be used to develop a "shovel-ready" design plan for a hypolimnetic oxygenation system, which is a proven technique for improving fish habitat and downstream water quality. This system is...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $264,710 Cooperative Agreement to Trout Unlimited, Inc. on October 1, 2025. The funding will support Phase II of a comprehensive restoration plan for the Sprague River, a key tributary of Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon. The project, expected to be completed by September 30, 2030, will focus on restoring approximately 5 river miles across five private properties in the Beatty Gap area....

This $384,456 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.686 - National Fish Habitat Partnership) aims to restore native Eastern brook trout populations in four streams across three sites totaling 14.6 km (9.1 miles) in South Carolina. The key products and services to be delivered include: Removal of non-native rainbow trout through electrofishing in 8.7 km (5.4 miles) of stream to facilitate the reintroduction of native brook trout...

This $110,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.686 - National Fish Habitat Partnership) supports a multi-faceted project to secure, restore, and maintain Yellowstone cutthroat trout populations in the Mill Creek subwatershed in Montana. The primary goals are to construct a fish barrier to protect 10 miles of headwater streams from invasive rainbow trout, and to restore degraded habitat in a 3-mile meadow reach of Mill...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Formula Grant award, provided under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), will fund $681,987 for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) to operate the Hagerman and Henry's Lake State Fish Hatcheries. These hatcheries help meet Idaho's recreational fisheries demands by producing over 4.4 million fish annually, supporting approximately 23% of the state's 4.4 million annual angler days. The project aims to maintain...