DMF Municipal Fish Passage Restoration Grant
This funding opportunity is designed for Massachusetts municipalities to enhance or restore fish passageways for migratory fish, focusing on construction, maintenance, and infrastructure improvements.
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries seeks proposals from municipalities for projects that sustain or improve migratory passageways for diadromous fish in Massachusetts. Supported work includes restoring former migratory routes, maintaining existing fishways, improving related infrastructure, and conducting stream maintenance. The grant emphasizes fish passage restoration priorities identified by DMF, with highest consideration for construction costs for small fishway projects that rank in the top 20 within each of four coastal regions. Proposals for design and permitting costs and dam removal may also be considered. The solicitation is limited to municipalities, and projects are expected to be completed within a fiscal year.
Award Range
Not specified - Not specified
Total Program Funding
Not specified
Number of Awards
Not specified
Matching Requirement
No
Additional Details
The solicitation seeks proposals in the range of $10,000 to $75,000. The target maximum number of awards is various, and the purchasing department may award more or fewer contracts. Projects are expected to be executed and completed within a fiscal year, and the initial contract duration is 3 years with 2 renewal options for a total maximum duration of 9 years.
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Municipalities in Massachusetts may apply. Eligible projects include work to sustain or improve migratory passageways for diadromous fish, including restoring former migratory routes, maintaining existing fishways, improving related infrastructure, conducting stream maintenance, and related design, permitting, or dam removal proposals. Eligible work includes projects that will sustain or improve migratory passageways for diadromous fish in Massachusetts; restoring former migratory routes; maintaining existing fishways; improving related infrastructure; conducting stream maintenance.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
February 26, 2024
Application Closes
February 26, 2027
Grantor
Brad Chase
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