Federal grants to The Freshwater Trust
The Freshwater Trust in Portland, Oregon received $7.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 12 awards. Its largest program was Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBR) Program, with $4.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$7.8 million
- Awards12
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.2 million
- Largest award$4.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 1 | -$157,940 |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $2.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $2.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $2.2 million |
Programs that fund The Freshwater Trust
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBR) Program | 2 | $4.8 million |
| Regional Conservation Partnership Program | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 1 | $677,013 |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 1 | $350,400 |
| Threatened and Endangered Species | 1 | $324,859 |
| Wildlife Resource Management | 1 | $293,687 |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | 2 | $191,265 |
| Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | 1 | $77,260 |
| Agricultural Market and Economic Research | 1 | $50,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $4.8 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 4 | $1.5 million |
| Department of the Interior | 5 | $887,071 |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $677,013 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: the freshwater trust (TFT) will implement high-impact irrigation upgrades on agricultural fields that reduce the sediment#8208;associated inorganic mercury and phosphorus runoff that fuel dangerous methylmercury production in the snake river. The environmental benefits of this project in | Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBR) Program | September 22, 2023 | $4.3 million |
| Project abstract templateaward purpose: this agreement will continue the projects for the rogue river habitat restoration program: consolidated project completion, monitoring & stewardship.activities to be performed: the proposed project activities to be funded through this award include: instream ha | Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | July 13, 2022 | $1.1 million |
| Basinscout analytics to support strategic nrcs conservation investments in Oregon. | Regional Conservation Partnership Program | August 22, 2023 | $865,418 |
| Upper sandy river basin salmon and steelhead habitat restoration | Habitat Conservation | July 6, 2021 | $677,013 |
| Description: the freshwater trust (TFT) will use this funding to expand a high resolution, watershed level mercury monitoring network in the willamette river basin to characterize spatiotemporal trends in mercury levels and engage community scientists in four focal watersheds across the columbia rive | Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBR) Program | January 13, 2025 | $482,897 |
| To obtain technical assistance to develop an inventory of high-ranking, climate smart eligible, and funding-ready irrigation upgrade projects. | Environmental Quality Incentives Program | September 20, 2024 | $350,400 |
| The freshwater trust tft is proposing the cosumnes focal raptor riparian habitat improvement project to support the conservation and recovery of blm sensitive raptor species in the cosumnes watershed restoration landscape. Tft proposes to work with the cosumnes river preserve partnership partnership | Threatened and Endangered Species | January 3, 2025 | $324,859 |
| Blodgett dam fish passage improvement | Wildlife Resource Management | September 5, 2024 | $293,687 |
| To obtain technical assistance to develop an inventory of high-ranking, climate smart eligible, and funding-ready irrigation upgrade projects. | Regional Conservation Partnership Program | August 20, 2024 | $199,988 |
| Or/wa upper sandy river basin restoration | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination | July 27, 2021 | $77,260 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does The Freshwater Trust get?
$7.8 million in 12 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives The Freshwater Trust the most?
The Environmental Protection Agency, with $4.8 million in 2 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is The Freshwater Trust's largest federal grant?
$4.3 million under Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBR) Program, with its first action in the period on September 22, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund The Freshwater Trust?
Its largest are Geographic Programs - Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBR) Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program and Habitat Conservation.
Other grant recipients in Portland
- Oregon Health & Science University
- Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
- Oregon Department of Housing & Community Services
- Mercy Corps
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Port of Portland
- Portland State University
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