The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $121,011 Project Grant under the CFDA 15.608 Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW). The grant funding will support WDFW's statewide efforts to monitor, control, and prevent the introduction of prohibited and regulated aquatic invasive animal species in Washington's freshwater and marine habitats. Key activities include: 1) implementing emergency measures in...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $126,667 Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The goal of this 2-year grant, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, is to continue WDFW's successful coordination and implementation of the Washington State Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan. Key activities include prevention, monitoring, control, and eradication...
This award of $1,425,063.78 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517) will allow the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission to implement the state's aquatic invasive species (AIS) management plan along roadways leading to public water bodies owned by the Bureau. The goal is to control the contamination and spread of invasive zebra and quagga mussels, which can devastate fish and bird habitats by disrupting...
This Project Grant award of $120,000.00 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was made to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) grant program. The funds will support PSMFC's efforts to address aquatic invasive species management and prevention activities across the western United States, including the Columbia River Basin, Missouri River Basin, and Pacific Coast region. The award will enable PSMFC...
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $475,000 Project Grant to the Arizona Game and Fish Department under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program. The funding will be used to maintain watercraft inspection and decontamination operations along the Colorado River at Lake Powell. This will strengthen efforts to contain the invasive quagga mussel species. The grant will provide for watercraft inspectors...
The Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission received a $1.54 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Clean Vessel Act federal grant program (CFDA 15.616) for the period of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The funding will support the construction, operation, and maintenance of sewage pumpout stations, waste reception facilities, and pumpout boats to service recreational vessels in inland waters throughout...
This $360,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program funds the implementation of a watercraft inspection and decontamination program in western South Dakota in 2024-2025. The goal is to mitigate the spread of invasive zebra mussels into key reservoirs managed by the Bureau of Reclamation and Forest Service, including Shadehill, Belle Fourche, Deerfield, Sheridan, and Angostura...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,947,443 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW). The grant funding will support the operations and maintenance of approximately 450 WDFW-managed water access areas across Washington, including boat launching ramps, vault toilets, parking areas, signage, boundary fences, gates, access roads, toilet pumping, litter removal, and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded a $121,509.33 Project Grant (CFDA 15.608 - Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species) to the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission Fiscal Division on June 20, 2024. The objective of this 27-month grant is to hire seasonal employees to conduct aquatic invasive species (AIS) watercraft inspections across Wyoming. This funding will help prevent the introduction of invasive zebra and quagga mussels...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will receive $1.4 million under a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The funding is provided through the Clean Vessel Act program and will support the construction of new pumpout facilities and boats, as well as the continued operation and maintenance of existing pumpout infrastructure from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025. Funds will also sustain the Pumpout Washington outreach...