Cooperative Agreement 00J08801

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the State of Washington Department of Ecology. This funding will build the capacity of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Padilla Bay NERR) to plan and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, Padilla Bay NERR will use these funds to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding $2,332,854 under the Office for Coastal Management federal grant program (CFDA 11.473) to the Washington Department of Ecology for a habitat restoration and conservation project at Padilla Bay in Skagit County, Washington. The three-year cooperative agreement will support the permanent protection of 74.5 acres of former and current tidal marsh, plus associated tidelands. This effort is part of a larger 105-acre tidal marsh...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $900,000 through a Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) federal grant program to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development (DLCD). This funding will build the capacity of Oregon's federally-approved Coastal Management Program to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through funding opportunities connected to the Bipartisan...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Washington's Department of Ecology under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) federal grant program. This funding will support new and ongoing restoration and conservation efforts at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), including projects in the Samish Conservation Area, No Name Slough, and Bayview Ridge. The Department of Ecology will also use...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,420,000 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant to the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission, in partnership with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Makah Tribe. The 3-year project (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2027) will restore 175.4 acres of critical coastal wetlands and 20 acres of buffers along 2.5 miles of the Little Hoko River in Clallam County, Washington. Key restoration activities include installing 62 engineered...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the State of Washington Department of Ecology. This funding will build the capacity of Washington's federally-approved Coastal Management Program to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through funding opportunities connected to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $150,000 to the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation to restore coastal processes and functions at Adelma Beach in Discovery Bay, Washington. The project will remove 530 square feet of wooden bulkhead, including two cabins, spanning 115 linear feet of shoreline. This will restore sediment transport and habitat connectivity, as well as remove non-native vegetation and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards (CFDA 11.419) program to the California Coastal Commission. This funding will support the development of technical and policy guidance documents for local and regional governments on conducting sea level rise adaptation planning at a neighborhood scale. The documents will focus on ensuring that adaptation pathways are developed based on the...

The Northwest Straits Foundation, Washington State Parks, and the Skagit and Whatcom County Marine Resources Committees will develop a feasibility study, design, permitting, and initiate community outreach for the restoration of over 1,200 linear feet of shoreline, 9 acres of backshore, and adjacent upland habitat at Clayton Beach in Larrabee State Park, Skagit County, WA under a $122,716 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The award...

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,258,525 Cooperative Agreement to the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420). The grant funding will support operations, research and monitoring, education, training, and stewardship activities at the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in Oregon from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025. The DSL...