U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Service LogoThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received $280 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Service is using this funding to complete projects that stimulate employment and economic growth in communities nationwide.

Use the map below or the complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Project List to locate projects in your area. If you have any questions that aren’t answered by the information on this site, or if you need help locating specific information related to our Recovery Act efforts, send us an email at recoveryact@fws.gov - we are happy to help!

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Recovery Act Highlights for the Week of February 1, 2010

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Recent posts in "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service":

Secretary Salazar Announces $2 Million in Stimulus Funding for Levee Improvements at Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: January 20, 2010
Contact: Phil Kloer; (404) 679-7125; philip_kloer@fws.gov
FFS #R4KC/R4KD
Paris, Tennessee - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $2 million contract to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to repair an 11-mile levee at Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge under the American Recovery [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces $1.5 Million for New Jobs and Projects at Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery

For Immediate Release: January 20, 2010
Contact: Michael Mascari; 303-236-4336; michael_mascari@fws.gov
Sharon Rose; 303-236-4580; sharon_rose@fws.gov
FFS #R6PG/R6RA
Delta, Colorado - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1.5 million contract for raceways projects at the Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery.
The funding is provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [...]

$4.9 Million in Recovery Act Funds for New Jobs and Gateway Visitor Center and Headquarters at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: January 20, 2010
Contact: Phil Kloer; (404) 679-7125 / (404) 644-7193; philip_kloer@fws.gov
Bonnie Strawser; bonnie_strawser@fws.gov
FFS #R4AA
Roanoke Island, N.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $4.9 million contract for a new Gateway Visitor Center and Headquarters at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge on [...]

Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $2.27 Million of Stimulus Funding for New Structures at Seedskadee

For Immediate Release: December 23, 2009
Contact: Michael Mascari; (303) 236-4336; michael_mascari@fws.gov
Sharon Rose; (303) 236-4580; sharon_r_rose@fws.gov
FFS #R6BK/JG
Green River, Wyoming - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has awarded $2.27 million for the construction of three residential buildings and a bunkhouse on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. The project [...]

Washington company awarded $150,000 in stimulus funding to replace piling markers at Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: December 17, 2009
Contact: Amy Gaskill; (503) 231-6874; Amy_Gaskill@fws.gov
FFS #R1BB
OLYMPIA, Wash. -  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $149,757 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Allen Bradbury Construction Inc., a general construction and remodeling company based in Algona, Washington. [...]

DOI Recovery Investments by Bureau

Last Updated: January 13, 2010
Content contact: recovery@ios.doi.gov