NA24NMFX463C0069
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Purpose: Ducks Unlimited will restore the Lower Darby Creek Wetland Complex in John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, an urban wildlife refuge located in Philadelphia.
They will provide habitat for numerous species that depend on wetlands by increasing tidal connectivity to the 150-acre Henderson Marsh.
They will also complete design and permitting to reintroduce a natural tide into an adjacent man-made impoundment.
Installation and improvement of a kayak launch, observation tower, interpretive signage, and the surrounding trail system will expand opportunities for the local community to access and experience these natural areas.
They will provide habitat for numerous species that depend on wetlands by increasing tidal connectivity to the 150-acre Henderson Marsh.
They will also complete design and permitting to reintroduce a natural tide into an adjacent man-made impoundment.
Installation and improvement of a kayak launch, observation tower, interpretive signage, and the surrounding trail system will expand opportunities for the local community to access and experience these natural areas.
Awardee
Funding Goals
20 HEALTHY OCEANS
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Dexter,
Michigan
481301604
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Ducks Unlimited was awarded
Urban Wetland Restoration Project in Philadelphia
Cooperative Agreement NA24NMFX463C0069
worth $9,500,000
from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Dexter Michigan 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 Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 4/22/25
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$9.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$9.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to NA24NMFX463C0069
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NA24NMFX463C0069
SAI Number
NA24NMFX463C0069-001
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
FLX1BGM2V3V7
Awardee CAGE
3MRX0
Performance District
MI-06
Senators
Debbie Stabenow
Gary Peters
Gary Peters
Modified: 4/22/25