Assistance program
National Fish Passage
$124.9 Million committed in FY2023–FY2026
- Agency
- U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 15.685
- What it does
- To restore native fish and other aquatic species to self-sustaining levels by reconnecting habitat that barriers have fragmented, where such reconnection would not result in a net negative ecological effect such as providing increased habitat to aquatic nuisance species. Fish passage projects restore unimpeded flows and fish movement by removing barriers or providing ways for aquatic species to bypass them; such projects also provide public safety and economic benefits for human communities. The program works on a voluntary basis and provides financial support and technical assistance to Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, as well as private partners and stakeholders.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Entities must be willing and able to implement program projects collaboratively with the Service.
- Authorized by
- Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act-Cooperation of agencies (16 U.S.C. §661); Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58 [H.R. 3684] 135 Stat. 1389)
- 16 U.S.C 757a-757g
- 16 U.S.C 1851
- 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544
- 16 U.S.C. 742 a-741j
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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By dollars committed.
How to read these numbers
- Committed through this program
Money committed under this assistance listing (its CFDA program), counted in the year each action happened.
- How it's paid
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- Awards, counted once
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- The colored bars
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