Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service announce Notice of Funding Opportunity for Central Valley Project fish studies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announceda Notice of Funding Opportunityfor projects that collect information on Chinook salmon, rainbow trout, green sturgeon, white sturgeon, and Delta smelt.

Reclamation and the Service are awarding up to $5 million (subject to appropriations) in fiscal year 2025 to projects that collect biological information on select fish populations in the Central Valley and Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The information will be used to reduce uncertainties in existing decision support models, which are used to evaluate recovery strategies for Chinook salmon, rainbow trout, green sturgeon, white sturgeon, and Delta smelt. Eligible projects include field and laboratory research studies that are aimed at measuring fish growth and survival rates, movement, spawning population size, abundance and distribution, and many others.

For a complete list of eligible projects and application requirements, view theNotice of Funding Opportunity at https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356519. Search online at https://grants.gov/ for the Notice of Funding Opportunity by key words - e.g., Central Valley Project Fish Information Needs; CFDA - 15.512 or 15.648; or opportunity number R24AS00329. Applications will be selected through a competitive process focused on achieving the outcomes identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Contact the following personnel for moreinformation:

Jenna Paul, civil engineer, Reclamation - [email protected] or279-219-6343

Pam Taber, acting CVPIA program manager, Reclamation - [email protected] or 916-413-5714

Steve Whiteman, CVPIAadministrator, Fish and Wildlife Service - [email protected] or 916-978-6190