New River Land Trust

New River Land Trust, a nonprofit organization based in Blacksburg, Virginia, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and subrecipient to implement aquatic habitat restoration and stream connectivity projects in the Roanoke River watershed, working primarily with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection Agency.

The organization's footprint centers on environmental restoration work. As a prime recipient, New River Land Trust holds a cooperative agreement with DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 (award date June 15, 2023, ultimate completion March 31, 2027) to implement an aquatic connectivity and habitat enhancement project along the North Fork Roanoke River. The project scope includes removing one severe fish passage barrier, enhancing 0.5 mile of in-stream habitat through stream restoration and streambank stabilization, and establishing 0.5 acre of riparian buffer habitat. The Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program provides technical assistance including stream design and construction management; New River Land Trust coordinates permitting and environmental compliance documentation. As a subrecipient, New River Land Trust appears on two grant subawards flowing through the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (modification notifications dated December 10, 2025, and September 24, 2025) for sediment reduction, habitat restoration, and installation of urban BMPs in the Roanoke River Watershed.

Recent activity is sparse but growing. The source records three total federal awards spanning 2023 to 2025, with combined dollars obligated of $225 thousand. Prime awards represent 33% of activity; subawards represent 67%. The top customers are EPA Region 3 (2 awards) and DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 (1 award). One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing recompete opportunity in that window.