EPA Opens Applications for $30M to Protect and Restore Puget Sound Riparian Habitat in Priority Watersheds
Eligible applicants: states, tribal entities, local governments, nonprofits, local authorities, interstate, higher education institutions. Applications are due: March 31, 2023
Announcement Type: Request for Applications (the program is now accepting applications)
Opportunity: Puget Sound Action Agenda — Climate Resilient Riparian Systems Lead
Overview and Eligible Uses:
EPA is seeking applicants to establish an innovative and collaborative riparian conservation program that provides financial incentives for landowners to set aside and restore riparian areas important for salmon recovery while successfully implementing approaches to climate resiliency and riparian conservation. The successful applicant will administer a subaward program, leveraging state and federal programs, to achieve permanent protection.
Amount: $30 million provided incrementally over a four-year period,
Award Type: Competitive grant/cooperative agreement
Eligible Applicants:
Federal and Washington State government agencies
Public and private institutions of higher education
Local governments, within the Greater Puget Sound basin
Irrigation, water & sewer, and conservation districts within the greater Puget Sound Basin;
Watershed planning units, local management boards, salmon recovery lead entities, regional fisheries enhancement groups, and Marine Resource Committees
Intrastate organizations
Nonprofit non-governmental entities
Federally recognized tribes located within the greater Puget Sound basin and any consortium of these eligible tribes
Key Dates: Applications are due March 31, 2023
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