Federal grants to Copper River Watershed Project
Copper River Watershed Project in Cordova, Alaska received $15.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 21 awards. Its largest program was Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration, with $8.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $789,754.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$15.5 million
- Awards21
- Awarded in FY 2025$789,754
- Largest award$5.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $4.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $2.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $7.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $365,243 |
| FY 2025 | 9 | $789,754 |
Programs that fund Copper River Watershed Project
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration | 2 | $8.0 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | 2 | $1.6 million |
| National Fish Passage | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Forest Health Protection | 3 | $635,414 |
| Aquatics Resources Management | 1 | $409,118 |
| Schools and Roads - Grants to States | 3 | $374,670 |
| Denali Commission Program | 1 | $250,000 |
| Plant Conservation and Restoration Management | 1 | $210,600 |
| Invasive and Noxious Plant Management | 2 | $189,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 11 | $12.0 million |
| Department of Commerce | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 7 | $1.0 million |
| Denali Commission | 1 | $250,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyak lake lies within the community of cordova, Alaska. The watershed supports sockeye, pink and coho salmon, cutthroat trout and dolly varden which support commercial and recreational fisheries of local and international significance. The eyak lake outlet control structure, or "weir," was construct | Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration | June 15, 2022 | $5.0 million |
| Evos copper river watershed fish passage project 2026 | Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration | March 30, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| The copper river watershed project will be awarded $1,372,937 to remove two culverts in the flood-prone copper river delta and design seven additional culvert removals. In the last 20 years, this area has seen multiple 100-YEAR flood events, which have caused significant road damage. Removing the cu | Habitat Conservation | January 25, 2023 | $1.4 million |
| This project is a partnership between copper river watershed project crwp , Alaska department of fish and game adfg , Alaska department of transportation and public facilities adot pf , u s fish and wildlife service usfws , bureau of land management blm , denali commission, and chugach Alaska corpor | Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | August 4, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| This cooperative agreement awards funds to complete one ongoing, high priority fish passage construction project, and to initiate future site prioritization and design tasks throughout the copper river watershed. Completion of cop 33 on the copper river highway near cordova will provide upstream hab | National Fish Passage | June 26, 2023 | $882,044 |
| Restoring connectivity on the little tonsina river: top fish passage priority for copper river watershed, Alaska | Habitat Conservation | June 15, 2021 | $849,661 |
| This cooperative agreement awards funds to restore pacific salmon passage at three high priority copper river anadromous stream crossings. Two crossing sites near the town of cordova, and one near glennallen will be improved. Additionally, the award recipients shall administer a subaward to new trib | National Fish Passage | July 20, 2023 | $676,000 |
| Ak fish habitat restoration on little tonsina river and aquatic and fishery outreach in the copper river watershed | Aquatics Resources Management | July 1, 2021 | $409,118 |
| Prince william sound and copper river watershed fish passage project | Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | April 20, 2021 | $400,000 |
| Alaska invasive plants mini-grant program | Forest Health Protection | January 31, 2023 | $345,414 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Copper River Watershed Project get?
$15.5 million in 21 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Copper River Watershed Project the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $12.0 million in 11 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Copper River Watershed Project's largest federal grant?
$5.0 million under Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration, with its first action in the period on June 15, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Copper River Watershed Project?
Its largest are Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration, Habitat Conservation and Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species.
Other grant recipients in Cordova
- Native Village of Eyak
- Cordova Telecom Cooperative, Incorporated
- Prince William Sound Science and Technology Institute
- City of Cordova
- City of Cordova
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