F25AS00274 Water Supply Analyses Project for Coleman National Fish Hatchery Intake 2 | F25AS00274

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Funding Opportunity F25AS00274 is a discretionary grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.608) focused on generating the technical baseline needed to redesign and modernize the Intake #2 water diversion on Battle Creek for the Coleman National Fish Hatchery (CNFH). The Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office (RBFWO), through its Battle Creek Program, is seeking proposals from qualified applicants to carry out a combined set of field investigations and modeling work. The aim is to produce a detailed, design-ready understanding of existing stream conditions and the way water and sediment move through the Intake #2 area, so future engineers can design a screened, fish-safe diversion that reliably supplies water to the hatchery for the long term.

The project scope centers on fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, bathymetry, and terrestrial surveying, paired with a sediment transport analysis. In practical terms, this means collecting and compiling the physical measurements and observations needed to describe channel shape and stability, streambed and bank conditions, in-channel depths and profiles, and the surrounding topography that influences flood behavior and access to diversion infrastructure. The work also includes analyzing and modeling flow conditions and sediment regimes to understand how the creek behaves across different seasons and events, how the bed and banks may change over time, and what those dynamics imply for a diversion structure that must remain functional and safe for fish under a range of hydrologic scenarios.

A major driver behind the investment is CNFH's operational and conservation importance. CNFH is described as one of the largest production hatcheries in the continental United States, producing tens of millions of salmonids each year and supporting a significant sport fishery. At the same time, the infrastructure improvements are tied to a broader multi-benefit program being pursued collaboratively by RBFWO, CNFH, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). One key goal within that larger effort is establishing a secondary population of endangered winter-run Chinook Salmon in Battle Creek, providing resilience beyond the Sacramento River system. CNFH has been selected as a primary facility to help raise these fish in addition to meeting its existing production goals, which increases the importance of having diversion infrastructure that meets current standards for fish protection and operational reliability.

The opportunity is also explicitly linked to an ongoing infrastructure review led by BOR, described as an aged infrastructure review. Under that review, the plan includes adding a new water intake system and updating older intake structures. The analyses and modeling produced under this grant are intended to directly support BOR by providing the technical foundation for intake design and modernization, reducing uncertainty about hydraulic performance, sediment behavior, and site constraints. In other words, the deliverables are not just academic studies; they are meant to be usable inputs for the engineering design team that will ultimately design and build the upgraded intake system.

Deliverables are framed as a complete and comprehensive assessment suitable for a future design team, implying a final package that includes the compiled survey datasets, modeling outputs, and interpretive findings that translate raw measurements into clear design implications. The solicitation also notes an approval requirement: the final selected applicant must be approved by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, reflecting the multi-agency nature of the project and the state’s role in the broader Battle Creek and hatchery objectives.

Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $600,000, a closing date of April 20, 2025, and an activity category of Natural Resources. The funding instrument type is a grant, the opportunity category is discretionary, and eligible applicants are listed broadly as "Others," suggesting the program may be open to non-federal entities such as universities, nonprofits, consulting firms, tribes, or other qualified organizations depending on the full notice terms. The opportunity was created on March 21, 2025, and while the notice indicates expected awards, the specific number is not provided in the text supplied.

• The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F25AS00274 Water Supply Analyses Project for Coleman National Fish Hatchery Intake 2" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-03-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-20. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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