National Fish Passage Program

Post Date

June 3rd 2009

Application Due Date

October 1st 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

NATIONALFISHPASSAGEPROGRAM

CFDA Number(s)

15.608

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

200

Eligibility Categories

Other

Private landowners, Tribal Governments, local governments, state governments, educational institutions and organizations. Contact your Regional National Fish Habitat Action Plan Coordinator if you are interested in direct assistance with a fish habitat project. A listing of Regional National Fish Habitat Action Plan Coordinators is available at http://www.fws.gov/fisheries/fwco/nfhap/. You may also contact the Branch of Fish and Wildlife Management, Phone: 703-358-2523.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $11000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $800000

Grant Description

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing the availability of funding habitat restoration through the National Fish Passage Program. The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act authorizes the Secretary of Interior to provide technical and financial assistance through the National Fish Passage Program to partners interested in restoring, enhancing, and managing fish and wildlife habitats. These funds are available for habitat restoration projects that address high priority aquatic habitats. Projects must provide direct benefits to Federal Trust species (i.e., migratory birds, threatened and endangered species, inter-jurisdictional fish, certain marine mammals, and species of international concern). It is a goal of the program to secure at least 50 percent of project costs from non-Service sources, but this goal applies regionally as a whole, and does not have to be achieved on a project-by-project basis. If you are interested in requesting assistance for a potential project under the National Fish Passage Program you must contact your Regional Coordinator for information about funding and technical assistance availability. A listing of Regional Fish Passage Coordinators is available at http://www.fws.gov/fisheries/fwco/fishpassage/contacts.html

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  susan wells
  Fish Biologist
  Phone 703-358-2523

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  susan_wells@fws.gov