# National Fish Passage Program

From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 30 April 2027, 23:59 (America/New_York). The funder gives the deadline as “Closing Date for Applications: 04/30/2027, by 11:59 PM, ET”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $1,000,000 USD
- Who can apply: NGOs, Government bodies and Indigenous organisations
- Where: United States: United States
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes and Species conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363699

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: US federal funding and technical help for partners that remove dams and other river barriers, replace culverts, restore floodplains or install fishways. Projects are developed with the local Fish and Wildlife Service fish passage biologist before applying.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**National Fish Passage Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Contact a regional NFPP Coordinator in your area for information about program priorities and the application process.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#access

**National Fish Passage Program, amount:** Up to $1,000,000 USD

> “Award Ceiling: $1,000,000”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#amount

**National Fish Passage Program, where:** United States: United States

> “The program is delivered through U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) field offices nationwide.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#geography

**National Fish Passage Program, who can apply:** NGOs, Government bodies and Indigenous organisations

> “The program seeks and develops projects collaboratively with partners, including but not limited to: State and local agencies, Tribes, non-governmental organizations, other Federal agencies”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#applicant_types

**National Fish Passage Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#window

**National Fish Passage Program, co-funding required:** No

> “Cost Sharing Requirement Cost Sharing Required? No”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Fiscal Year 2026 notice (F26AS00105)

Call page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363699

**National Fish Passage Program, Fiscal Year 2026 notice (F26AS00105), status:** Open

> “allocated $15 million for the National Fish Passage Program”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#call-fy2026-status

**National Fish Passage Program, Fiscal Year 2026 notice (F26AS00105), deadline:** 30 April 2027, 23:59 (America/New_York) (the funder writes “Closing Date for Applications: 04/30/2027, by 11:59 PM, ET”)

> “Closing Date for Applications: 04/30/2027 Closing Date Explanation Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#call-fy2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**National Fish Passage Program, reporting:** Recipients file federal financial reports and programme performance reports, on the schedule set in the notice of award.

> “Submit Federal Financial reports and Program Performance reports.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/354778, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “National Fish Passage Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-national-fish-passage/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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