Project Grant R22AP00153
- The Takshanuk Watershed Council, located in Southeast Alaska, will receive $186,600 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program to establish the Greater Chilkat Watershed Working Group. The Working Group will develop an ecosystem-based management plan and support stakeholder engagement to address near-term threats including climate change impacts and industrial development pressures facing the nearly 2,000...
- Through this $562,842 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the agency and Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition will partner to restore and steward important fish and wildlife habitat on non-federal land in Southeast Alaska. Specifically, the award will support 11 habitat restoration, assessment, planning and outreach projects carried out by the Coalition and its member groups from August 31,...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $4,000,000 to restore fish passage to up to 14 miles of high-quality habitat in Southeast Alaska. The project will address barriers at 11 culverts on Native-owned and non-federal lands to improve passage for salmonid species, which are regional priorities. The Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition, a non-profit organization based in...
- The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Alaska awarded a $896,567 cooperative agreement to the Metlakatla Indian Community (doing business as Metlakatla Power & Light) to support environmental restoration activities under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2003 from September 2021 through September 2023. The cooperative agreement will support the Metlakatla Indian Community's efforts to develop a system for prioritizing mitigation and cost estimates...
- This Project Grant award of $19,455,772 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund the Metlakatla Indian Community's efforts to: (1) implement seaweed farming as a nature-based solution, (2) reduce local air pollution through improved municipal waste management, (3) localize economic returns from seaweed farming and processing within the community, and (4) protect native community access to...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $806,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Metlakatla Indian Community. The funding will support improvements to the Tamgas Creek Hatchery in order to enhance the Metlakatla Indian Community's salmon production goals. Specifically, the grant will finance the purchase, construction, and installation of a new 2x5 net pen array to rear juvenile salmon in the...
- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) received a $133,176 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686). The funding will enable ADF&G to continue its efforts to quantify and protect instream flows for salmon-producing rivers in Southwest Alaska, specifically the Aniak River watershed. This is the third phase of the project, which will maintain a streamgaging...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $993,090 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC) for the "Rivers of Resilience: Protecting Copper River's Vital Salmon Habitat" project. The 3-year project, starting on October 1, 2024, will increase tribal capacity for fish passage restoration by supporting a stream restoration biologist within the Ahtna territory in...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $997,430 Project Grant to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program. This grant will fund the Tribe's Phase III Tidewater Habitat Pilot Project from January 2023 through December 2025. The goal of this project is to enhance and create complex channel habitat within 1.5 miles of a seven mile reach of the mainstem Siletz River estuary channel to support...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $798,922.66, was provided by the Bureau of Land Management's Alaska Region under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) federal grant program. The award supports a two-phase approach to develop workforce capacity and technical expertise within Alaska for watershed restoration activities. The Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District (Salcha-Delta SWCD) will partner with the Bureau of Land Management to engage tribal entities interested in...
THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION AND METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WILL ESTABLISH THE METLAKATLA WATERSHED ADVISORY GROUP FOR ANNETTE ISLAND IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THEY WILL COMPLETE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT; DEVELOP A RESTORATION PLAN FOR THE METLAKATLA WATERSHED, INCLUDING MAPPING EXISTING GEOSPATIAL DATA, HYDROLOGIC MODELLING TO UNDERSTAND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON STREAMFLOW AND TEMPERATURE, AND COMPLETION OF A STREAM HABITAT ASSESSMENT; AND COMPLETE DESIGN PLANS FOR RESTORATION OF LOWER NADZAHEEN CREEK. PAST TIMBER HARVESTING, ROAD BUILDING, AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WATERSHED HAVE LEFT DEGRADED SALMON HABITAT AND RIPARIAN AREAS THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE HARVEST OF SALMON. FURTHER, CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER FOR HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION, DOMESTIC WATER, AND SALMON HATCHERY OPERATIONS ON THE ANNETTE ISLANDS RESERVE. THE METLAKATLA WATERSHED ADVISORY GROUP WILL DIRECTLY ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TRIBAL LEADERS, FISHERMEN, AGENCIES, AND OTHERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE WATERSHED RESTORATION PLAN.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $100.0k | 3/17/22 |