Closed · F18AS00274 · CFDA 15.648 · Discretionary

Merced River Drought Resistance Project

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$280K-$280K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 3, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Merced River Drought Resistance Project is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $280,000 -- $280,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$280K-$280K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.648
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Merced River Drought Resistance Project is closed (last close August 3, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 3, 2018

Posted Jul 26 Closes Aug 3

Est. Total Funding

$280,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

This award is being offered to assist in the completion of Merced Irrigation Districtâ¿¿s Merced River Instream & Off-Channel Drought-Resilient Habitat Rehabilitation Project. The funds are offered in partnership to support enhancement and/or restoration of habitat designed to support salmonid spawning, incubation, and/or rearing on the Merced River. Implementation of the project should complement previously implemented Merced River restoration efforts. In addition, given recent California droughts, the proposed project should seek to mitigate and minimize potential drought-related impacts on salmonid productivity, or survival, by incorporating an element of drought resiliency into project designs in anticipation of future low-flow events. Desired project outcomes: Increased availability of salmonid habitat for key life stages in the event of low-flow conditions 1. Re-establishment of floodplain and main channel connectivity under low-flow conditions 2. Restoration of habitat / environmental disturbance(s) related to historic mining activities that may attract non-native predators 3. Improved water quality, e.g. temperature, turbidity, etc. 4. Increased natural recruitment of native riparian vegetation 5. Improved community opportunities to participate in, learn about, and support salmonid habitat restoration that is resilient to present and future drought conditions. The desired project outcomes, listed above, are congruent with the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and support the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34, Public Law 102- 575) objectives 1-3, 6 (as stated below).

Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Merced River Drought Resistance Project (Special district governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources (ENV;NR). Only 9 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 4,243).

Code 04
Special district governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

AFS Administrative Officer Erik Anderson 9169302659 Erik_Anderson@fws.gov

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What to do next

Merced River Drought Resistance Project is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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