Project Grant R25AP00389
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) received a Formula Grant award of $333,333.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), effective May 1, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2027. This award funds the development of public fishing and boating access infrastructure at WP1, a reservoir under construction in Douglas County, Nebraska. The Sport Fish...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission received a $390,000 Project Grant award dated August 1, 2025, from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). This award supports park development improvements at the Dead Timber State Recreation Area located in Scribner, Nebraska, with a completion deadline of June 30, 2028. The project will enhance outdoor recreation facilities...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission received a $615,925 Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) formula grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6, awarded January 1, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. This award supports research and analysis to understand angler participation levels on urban waterbodies throughout Nebraska and evaluate the factors influencing where, when, and how anglers fish in the region....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) received a $475,000 Sport Fish Restoration formula grant (CFDA 15.605) from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6, effective September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for May 31, 2027. The project focuses on renovating the existing boat launch facility and constructing a new recreational fishing facility at Frenchman Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Hayes County, Nebraska. The primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission received a $332,436 formula grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. The award supports ongoing monitoring and evaluation of native fish populations in the Missouri River to assess the effectiveness of restoration and river management activities. This 40-year data collection...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) received a $580,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), effective November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026. This award supports the Aquatic Education Program's mission to foster awareness and appreciation of Nebraska's aquatic resources among children and adults, with a primary focus on introducing the...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by 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 fund the replacement of 11 outdated manual headgates along two irrigation canals in central Nebraska with automated turnout gates and a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. The $724,425 award, made on December 12, 2024, will enable the Central Platte Natural Resources...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission received a $792,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) awarded on November 1, 2025, with completion by October 31, 2027. The primary purpose of this grant is to provide technical assistance on privately owned land that will lead to habitat management benefiting wildlife...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 6 awarded the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) a $5.52 million formula grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award funds coordinated development, operations, and maintenance of approximately 185,520 acres of land and water across 281 state wildlife management areas (WMAs)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded $2,040,816.31 on September 13, 2025, to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), with a completion date of September 12, 2028. This Project Grant, funded through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program via offshore oil and gas lease revenues, supports park development and...
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission received a $4.55 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded September 16, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The grant funds decommissioning and bypass work on two dams—the Carter P. Johnson Dam and the Crazy Horse Dam—impounding Soldier Creek in Fort Robinson State Park in northwest Nebraska. The project will decommission the Carter P. Johnson Dam and replace it with an integrated stream channel system, while rerouting Soldier Creek to bypass the Crazy Horse Dam, thereby reconnecting 51 square miles of the Soldier Creek watershed. The deliverables include habitat restoration, improved fish passage, recreational benefits, and public safety improvements for downstream communities. The project restores the creek's cold-water thermal characteristics to support a rare aquatic ecosystem historically present in Nebraska and eliminates the high-hazard potential risk posed by the Carter P. Johnson Dam. The initiative is supported by state planning frameworks, including the Cool Water Stream Management Plan and Fort Robinson Management Plan, and has backing from the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, Upper Niobrara White Natural Resource District, and Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.5m | 9/16/25 |