picture of graving bison with text "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 2023 Annual Report"
Image Details
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 2023 Annual Report

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and economic competitiveness. We were directly appropriated $455 million over five years in BIL funds for programs related to the President’s America the Beautiful initiative.

Learn more about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021, signifies a major investment in our nation's infrastructure and economic competitiveness. From the sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.

Learn more about sagebrush steppe to the Delaware River, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is focused on impactful projects nationwide that enhance proven initiatives, safeguard wildlife and natural resources, and support thriving communities. 

The Service has been allocated $455 million over five years through this law, specifically for programs aligned with the America the Beautifulinitiative. Additionally, through the Department of the Interior’s Ecosystem Restoration Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, the Service received funding for projects focused on supporting the Department’s Restoration and Resilience Framework. The Service also received about $42.7 million through the Department of the Interior to begin removing and remediating orphan wells on National Wildlife Refuges across the country. This funding empowers the Service and its conservation partners, enabling local, state, and Tribal communities to address the climate crisis, promote environmental justice, and strengthen local economies.


 

USFWS

Progress To Date

Since 2021, the Service has collaborated with partners, Tribal communities, and local stakeholders to implement funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Over the past three years, we have achieved significant success in tackling ongoing challenges, including: invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

Learn more about invasive species ; heightened wildfire risks in the Western states; the severe impacts of drought in the Klamath Basin; and urban encroachment in regions like the Delaware River Basin.


 

Focus Areas

The Service is engaged in several key projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, covering diverse ecosystems nationwide. Click the boxes below for more information on these projects and progress.

A simple of map with FWS shield and text saying Nature’s Infrastructure
Image Details
Nature's Infrastructure Podcast
Image reads Tune into the Nature’s Infrastructure podcast to learn how these projects are positively impacting communities.
Image Details
Click the above box  to listen to the podcast.
white flowers and sagebrush across rolling green hills with blue sky
Image Details
Sagebrush Ecosystem (About $40M awarded)
Focuses on conserving the sagebrush ecosystem across Western states, tackling threats like invasive species and wildfire through science-backed strategies and habitat conservation efforts.
Image Details
Click the above box for more program information. 
Image reads Provides competitive grants for habitat conservation. The initiative promotes green infrastructure and strategic investments in the watershed.
Image Details
Click the above box for more program information. 
A landscape with a wetland and rolling green hills
Image Details
Delaware River Basin Restoration (About $14M awarded for 24 projects)
Image reads Funds efforts to control aquatic invasive species, benefiting the threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout and supporting recovery initiatives with tribal and federal partners.
Image Details
Click the above box for more program information. 
A large glossy lake at sunset surrounded by forest and yellow flowers
Image Details
Lake Tahoe Restoration (About $10.2M awarded)
A construction site in the forest with a deep dirt pit with corrugated sheeting and workers wearing safety vests and hard hats. Heavy equipment and trees in the background.
Image Details
National Fish Passage Program (About $143M awarded)
Image reads Restores aquatic habitats, removes obsolete dams, and enhances infrastructure resilience, while creating local jobs and stimulating the economy.
Image Details
Click the above box for more program information. 
an areal shot of an estuary
Image Details
Klamath Basin Restoration Program (Almost $123M awarded)
Image reads Enhances captive rearing of endangered sucker species, addresses water quality and quantity, and supports habitat improvement for waterfowl and salmon. Collaboration with local stakeholders is a priority.
Image Details
Click the above box for more program information. 
Image reads Allocates funding to plug orphan oil and gas wells on national wildlife refuges, restoring affected lands and eliminating environmental hazards.
Image Details
Click the above box for more program information. 
An orphaned well, a thick metal cylinder with a hole in the top, outside in a patch of plants
Image Details
Oil, Gas, and Mineral Management (About $42.7M awarded)
Image reads Invests in restoring natural infrastructure, promoting healthy forests, eradicating invasive species, and enhancing recreation sites, in collaboration with states, Tribes, and local communities.
Image Details
Click the above box for more program information. 
Close-up photo of a 'i'iwi
Image Details
Ecosystem Restoration Program (Just over $66.5M awarded for 96 projects)

Grant Opportunities