Project Grant R21AP10290

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517), provides $2,935,373 to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for the Trinity River Hatchery (TRH) and Junction City Weir (JCW) Operations and Maintenance Project. The primary objectives of this award are to: 1) Operate the TRH to produce approximately 5 million juvenile anadromous salmon and steelhead...

The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) awarded a $20,053,438 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) to support the development of the Trinity Lakes Station. The station will include platforms, bus and auto circulation, pedestrian access, parking, and connections to other public transportation modes. As part of the project, The T will add a second track (double track) and construct two side platforms with canopies. The expected outcomes of the project are...

The Fiscal Year 2022 RESTORE Mitigation Program Grant of $4,076,320 was awarded by the Department of the Treasury's Departmental Offices to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on September 30, 2022. The grant funding will support three projects under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States program (CFDA 21.015) until September 29, 2026. The three projects aim to mitigate harm to fish, wildlife and natural...

This Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Project Grant award of $931,402 to Trout Unlimited, Inc., in partnership with the Montana Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) and the Clark Fork Coalition, will fund the design of infrastructure improvements at ten irrigation diversion sites in the Upper Clark Fork River Basin in western Montana. The project aims to provide fish and recreational boat passage, screen irrigation ditches, and improve...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA # 15.605), provides $228,110.00 to fund the operation and maintenance dredging phase of a project that includes the renovation of three boat ramps on Lake Livingston in Texas. The project elements involve dredging a total of 1,029.08 cubic yards at the Patrick Ferry, Point Blank, and Tigersville boat ramp sites, with the goal of improving public...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,382,321 Project Grant under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) to remove or modify the Otilla Dam on the San Antonio River. The primary goal is to restore fish passage and connectivity for aquatic species, including several Texas conservation priority species, that have been cut off by the obsolete dam structure. The project will span 5 years, starting in FY 2025, and includes design,...

The Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council will provide stream condition, habitat, and wildlife inventory, assessment, and restoration services in the Trinity River watershed under a $177,327.89 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management California Region. The award, issued on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2024, will support products and services aligned with the Threatened and Endangered...

This $333,333.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) will fund the planning activities needed to construct a boat ramp and parking area at Onion Creek Park on the Colorado River in Texas. The grant, awarded on July 15, 2024, supports activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities. The Texas Parks and...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463), will support California Trout, Inc. in implementing landscape-scale floodplain habitat restoration projects in the Sacramento River watershed. The total recommended federal funding for this 3-year project is $9,998,830, with $3,771,642 obligated in the first year beginning October 1, 2024. These projects aim to benefit the...

The federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Trout Unlimited, Inc. to upgrade, relocate, or combine six diversion structures to remove barriers to fish passage in Elk Creek near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. This $4,368,496 award, granted on September 17, 2024, is anticipated to open approximately 5 miles of aquatic habitat in Elk Creek to...