NA24NMFX463C0013
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
The Nature Conservancy will receive approximately $19.9 million to work to improve fish passage on the Piscataquis River.
This effort will reconnect a significant amount of stream habitat in the Penobscot Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit, one of three designated regions in Maine for restoring habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon, a NOAA species in the spotlight.
It will also support local communities by reducing the potential for flooding and addressing a public safety hazard.
This effort will reconnect a significant amount of stream habitat in the Penobscot Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit, one of three designated regions in Maine for restoring habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon, a NOAA species in the spotlight.
It will also support local communities by reducing the potential for flooding and addressing a public safety hazard.
Awardee
Funding Goals
20 HEALTHY OCEANS
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Concord,
New Hampshire
033014987
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
The Nature Conservancy was awarded
Enhancing Fish Passage on Piscataquis River: Restoring Atlantic Salmon Habitat
Cooperative Agreement NA24NMFX463C0013
worth $19,948,969
from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in August 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Concord New Hampshire 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 4/21/25
Period of Performance
8/1/24
Start Date
7/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$19.9M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$19.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to NA24NMFX463C0013
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NA24NMFX463C0013
SAI Number
NA24NMFX463C0013-003
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
THG1JDUEQKQ8
Awardee CAGE
0PR44
Performance District
NH-02
Senators
Jeanne Shaheen
Margaret Hassan
Margaret Hassan
Modified: 4/21/25