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NA24NMFX463C0037

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Purpose: The Downeast Salmon Federation will remove the Cherryfield Ice Control Dam on the Narraguagus River and replace it with a nature-like fishway, allowing for endangered Atlantic Salmon (a NOAA species in the spotlight) and other fish to migrate unimpeaded up and downstream of the site.

The Narraguagus River has some of the highest quality habitat for Atlantic Salmon in the Downeast Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit, one of three designated regions in Maine for restoring habitat for Atlantic Salmon.
Awardee
Downeast Salmon Federation
Funding Goals
20 HEALTHY OCEANS
Grant Program (CFDA)
11.463 - Habitat Conservation
Awarding / Funding Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]
Place of Performance
Columbia Falls, Maine 046235364 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
NOAA's Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants Under the BIL and IRA (NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2023-2008056)
Downeast Salmon Federation was awarded Cherryfield Dam Removal for Atlantic Salmon Restoration Cooperative Agreement NA24NMFX463C0037 worth $9,098,873 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Columbia Falls Maine United States. The grant has a duration of 4 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 12/4/24

Period of Performance
9/1/24
Start Date
8/31/28
End Date
28.0% Complete

Funding Split
$9.1M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$9.1M
Total Obligated
100.0% Federal Funding
0.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to NA24NMFX463C0037

Transaction History

Modifications to NA24NMFX463C0037

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
NA24NMFX463C0037
SAI Number
NA24NMFX463C0037-001
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
MYEZMUPEZ4N7
Awardee CAGE
4YTE0
Performance District
ME-02
Senators
Susan Collins
Angus King
Modified: 12/4/24