American Rivers — Stream Restoration & Dam Removal Grants

Pass-through federal grants for dam removal, fish passage restoration, and stream connectivity projects, administered by American Rivers.

American Rivers re-grants federal funds (primarily from NOAA, USFWS, and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations) to support dam removal, fish passage restoration, and stream connectivity projects. The organization provides both funding and technical assistance for feasibility, design, permitting, and implementation.Pennsylvania has thousands of obsolete small dams contributing to water quality and habitat fragmentation. American Rivers' programs are well-suited to PA watershed groups looking to remove derelict mill dams or restore stream connectivity.Grant sizes vary from $25,000 for feasibility studies to over $1 million for full removal projects. Annual RFPs with rolling technical assistance.