NA24NMFX463C0041
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Purpose: Maine Rivers will be awarded $13.5 million to improve fish passage at numerous sites in the Merrymeeting Bay Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit, one of three designated regions in Maine for restoring habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon, a NOAA species in the spotlight.
Efforts will include multiple dam removals, culvert replacements, and construction of fish ladders and nature-like fishways.
When completed, these efforts will improve access to significant stream habitat for Atlantic salmon and alewife.
They will also support local communities by reducing flood risk and removing aging infrastructure.
Efforts will include multiple dam removals, culvert replacements, and construction of fish ladders and nature-like fishways.
When completed, these efforts will improve access to significant stream habitat for Atlantic salmon and alewife.
They will also support local communities by reducing flood risk and removing aging infrastructure.
Awardee
Funding Goals
20 HEALTHY OCEANS
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Yarmouth,
Maine
040966712
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Maine Rivers was awarded
Maine Rivers : Enhancing Fish Passage Atlantic Salmon HabitRecovery
Cooperative Agreement NA24NMFX463C0041
worth $13,499,993
from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Yarmouth Maine United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.463 Habitat Conservation.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity NOAA's Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants Under the BIL and IRA.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/5/24
Period of Performance
9/1/24
Start Date
8/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$13.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$13.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NA24NMFX463C0041
SAI Number
NA24NMFX463C0041-000
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
1305N2 DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
Funding Office
1333BP OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Awardee UEI
VLNNRF395E69
Awardee CAGE
7QEJ6
Performance District
ME-01
Senators
Susan Collins
Angus King
Angus King
Modified: 9/5/24