Project Grant R24AP00284
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $1.0 million to the Sacramento Region Water Forum under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) on August 21, 2025, for a study and design project addressing habitat restoration on the lower American River. The project will conduct a programmatic evaluation and produce a comprehensive 60% design package for 30 acres of juvenile salmonid rearing habitat across 10 sites on a 17-mile stretch of river in Sacramento,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the State of California Department of Water Resources $4.08 million under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) on August 25, 2025, for study and design services supporting a floodplain habitat restoration project in northern Yolo County, California. The project addresses the degradation of the historic Colusa Basin Drain floodplain, which has been significantly diminished by agricultural development, resulting in...
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $7,359,000 Cooperative Agreement to Reclamation District 108 (RD108) under the Central Valley Improvement Act, Title XXXIV (CFDA 15.512) program. The award supports RD108's efforts to develop and evaluate options to create fish and wildlife benefits on historic floodplains in the Sacramento River Basin. Key activities include providing technical assistance, conducting 112 acres of riparian habitat restoration, and developing a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary American Rivers Inc. received a $552,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), effective July 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 15, 2027. The award funds a watershed-wide restoration planning and design project for the Little Shasta River, a 27.5-mile tributary to the Shasta River in Central Siskiyou County, California. In partnership with the Yurok Tribe, California Trout, and...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, awarded under the Central Valley Project Conservation Program (CFDA 15.564), provides $480,000 to River Partners, a non-profit organization, to restore 400 acres of riparian habitat along the Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge. The project aims to benefit the federally threatened yellow-billed cuckoo and valley elderberry longhorn beetle by establishing a mosaic of native vegetation...
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The grant will fund DWR's assessment of the existing water supply system to the Salmon Conservation and Research Facility (SCARF) in order to identify capacity constraints, including a field investigation to assess the capacity of the 44-inch pipeline. The project also requires DWR...
- This federal Project Grant award of $449,324 from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program will fund a 4-year study by the Karuk Tribe of California to monitor juvenile salmonid survival and migration rates in the Klamath River basin. The project will use acoustic tags to track wild and hatchery-raised Chinook salmon in the Scott, Salmon, Trinity, and Klamath Rivers, and install an array of 32 acoustic receivers...
- Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, awarded $278,908 to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) on July 1, 2025, for a performance period extending through June 30, 2026. The award funds the Upper Sacramento River Salmon and Steelhead Resource Assessment (USRSSRA), which provides essential population monitoring data for anadromous salmonid populations in the Upper Sacramento...
- This $245,857 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.648 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act) aims to enhance juvenile salmonid habitat in the Lower Feather River in California. The grant will fund a study to integrate data from existing rotary screw trap monitoring to identify locations for increasing side and off-channel habitats to provide refugia and feeding areas for emigrating Chinook salmon and steelhead. The project...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.512) to Reclamation District 108 (RD108) in California. The grant, with a performance period of September 2024 to September 2029, will support the Floodplain Forward program. This initiative aims to advance a landscape-scale vision of early implementation projects that will improve habitat conditions and aid in the recovery of fish, birds, and other wildlife in the...
AWARD PURPOSE:RESTORATION OF 196 ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN ALONG THE MAINSTEM SACRAMENTO RIVER THROUGH THE NORTH RIVER GARDEN FARMS FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION PROJECT WILL PROVIDE JUVENILE REARING HABITAT FOR FALL, LATE-FALL, WINTER AND SPRING-RUN CENTRAL VALLEY CHINOOK SALMON, AND STEELHEAD. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY INCREASING THE EXTENT OF SEASONALLY INUNDATED REARING HABITAT, INCREASING FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE RIVER, AND BY PROVIDING HIGH FLOW REFUGIA FOR OUT-MIGRATING JUVENILE SALMON. THE RESTORED FLOODPLAINS WILL OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF PERIODS WHEN REARING HABITAT IS AVAILABLE, SUPPORTING INCREASED PHENOTYPIC DIVERSITY IN THE SALMON RUNS, WHICH IMPROVES RESILIENCE TO STRESSORS SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:RESTORE HISTORICAL FLOODPLAIN SITES TO INCREASE THE EXTENT, DIVERSITY, AND ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY REARING HABITAT FOR FRESHWATER LIFE STAGES OF ANADROMOUS SALMONIDS ALONG THE SACRAMENTO RIVER MAINSTEM.PROJECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: THROUGH THIS PROJECT, AMERICAN RIVERS WILL SHEPHERD DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR TO SIX ALTERNATIVE RESTORATION DESIGNS, VARYING ACCORDING TO LOCATION OF RIVER WATER INLETS AND OUTLETS ON THE TWO FLOODPLAIN SITES, TOPOGRAPHIC MANIPULATIONS, AND SOLUTIONS TO NAVIGATE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WILL DEVELOP NEPA CEQA DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING PUBLIC OUTREACH, GATHER DATA, AND SUBMIT STATE AND FEDERAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR RESTORATION. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO TAKE THESE PLANS FROM CONCEPTUAL TO 100% DESIGNS WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND FULLY IMPLEMENT EACH OF THE TWO FLOODPLAIN RESTORATIONS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:THE PROLONGED DROUGHT CURRENTLY AFFECTING CALIFORNIA HAS HAD A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE AND ECOSYSTEMS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY. THE ALTERED HYDROLOGY AND WATER SCARCITY CHARACTERIZING THIS DROUGHT HAVE HAD A PARTICULARLY ACUTE EFFECT ON THE HEALTH AND VIABILITY OF ANADROMOUS SALMONID POPULATIONS LIKE CHINOOK SALMON. WHILE IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF LIMITED WATER RESOURCES IS A KEY PART OF PROTECTING ANADROMOUS FISHES, RESTORATION OF FLOODPLAIN HABITAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE BENEFITS TO THESE SPECIES WITH AVAILABLE WATER SUPPLIES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.0m | 9/11/25 | ||
| Not listed | $2.5m | 9/18/24 | ||
| Not listed | $1.1m | 5/23/24 |