RECLAMATION, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ANNOUNCE AWARDS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT FISH HABITAT AND DIRECTED STUDIES

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following press release:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the award of $44.3 million in grants to fund anadromous fish habitat restoration projects and directed studies to collect key fish data in the Central Valley and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The awards utilize funds appropriated in 2024 and stem from two separate funding opportunities.

Strong habitat investments support regulatory certainty and more reliable water supply deliveries from the Central Valley Project. Six directed studies were selected under the Central Valley Project Fish Information Needs Notice o...