The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking applications for its Central Valley Project Habitat & Facility Improvements to execute the CVPIA Near-Term Restoration Strategy (NTRS) Science Integration Team (SIT) Recommended Restoration Actions (NTRS, Table 8) and the Collaborative Planning efforts (2019 Biological Assessment Table 4-7) for salmon in the ROD supporting implementation of the Fish Resource Area of the CVPIA.
Donor Name: Bureau of Reclamation
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/18/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The SIT Fundamental Objectives for the CVPIA Fish Resource Area are:
- Increasing the total salmonid juvenile biomass at Chipps Island
- Increasing the natural adult production of salmonids, and
- Increasing spatial diversity of target salmonid species
Reclamation and the Service define these objectives as benefits to Chinook salmon (fall-run, spring-run, and winter-run) and Steelhead trout. Actions that increase juvenile biomass production at Chipps Island and/or increase natural adult production, or maintain/increase spatial diversity, have a positive benefit
Actions are types of Projects. Applicants propose Projects containing one or more actions. Applicants may submit multiple project proposal applications, or multiple actions within an individual project proposal. Actions can include:
- Create new side channels and modify existing side channels to create and/or improve rearing habitats for the juvenile life stages of anadromous salmonids in the Central Valley rivers and tributaries;
- Place woody material, boulders, and other structures as appropriate, to provide habitat for salmonids;
- Create/enhance incrementally inundating floodplain habitat;
- Provide spawning habitat/coarse (spawning sized) substrate;
- Provide passage to and from disconnected habitats;
- Improve facilities by reducing their impact on fish survival and growth rates, such as inclusion of fish screens on diversions, modifications to allow for broader range of operation, increased frequency of operation, or to reduce the incidence of predation at a facility;
- Other actions that show a clear indication of improving growth & survival of Fall Run, Spring Run, or Winter Run Chinook salmon, and Steelhead trout;
- Conduct pre-and post-project site surveys, per the CVPIA SIT Tier 1 Monitoring guidance, and monitoring to document the effectiveness of projects at improving salmonid habitat; and
- Coordinate activities with a local watershed restoration group or an interagency restoration group consisting of agencies and local stakeholders.
Funding Information
- Up to $120 million, to be awarded at a maximum of $40 million in each of the three fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, is available for award under this NOFO.
- Expected Award Amount: Up to $40 million in Federal funds could be available in fiscal year (FY) 2024.
Project Period
Anticipated Project Completion Date: September 30, 2029. Projects funded under this NOFO should be completed within five years of signing of Financial Assistance (Cooperative Agreement) agreement.
Eligibility Criteria
As specified in CVPIA Section 3407(e), an eligible applicant is the State of California or an agency or subdivision thereof1, an Indian tribe, or a non-profit entity concerned with restoration, protection, or enhancement of fish, wildlife, habitat, or environmental values. The Secretary is authorized to provide funding to such an entity on such terms and conditions as is deemed necessary to assist in implementing the identified actions.
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