Cooperative Agreement 00J09701

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) was awarded a $10,100,000 Cooperative Agreement grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463). The purpose of this 3-year grant, with an award date of September 1, 2024, is to implement large-scale restoration across the Snohomish and Stillaguamish Rivers within the Whidbey Basin. This holistic restoration work targets the recovery of Chinook salmon...

The South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group was awarded a $8.4 million Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will support planning, design, and implementation of delta and floodplain channel restoration, culvert and road removal, and installation of engineered log jams in the Puyallup River Basin. This work aims to recover threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon,...

The Snohomish Conservation District was awarded a $2,480,761 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to implement the "Growing Urban Forest in Snohomish County" project from May 2024 through December 2028. The project aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in cities and towns within Snohomish County, Washington. Key activities include...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $20,958,778 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the Tulalip Tribes of Washington. The purpose of this award is for the Tulalip Tribes to work with partners to plan and construct multiple barrier removals in several watersheds in the Stillaguamish and Snohomish basins, part of the South Whidbey Basin in Puget Sound. This work will support several salmon and steelhead species that are...

The Washington State Department of Ecology was awarded a $1,423,333 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614). The grant will fund the acquisition of a conservation easement over 227.89 acres of undeveloped marine shoreline, pocket estuary, salt marsh and forested habitat on Steamboat Peninsula in Thurston County, Washington. This will permanently conserve over 2.5 miles...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Chelan County Natural Resource Department a $629,606.85 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to restore wet meadow hydrology and floodplain connectivity in the 1,300-acre Camas Meadows in Washington state. The project aims to address incision and drainage issues that have degraded this critical natural water storage feature, which is located in the flow-limited Peshastin sub-basin of...

The Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC), a tribal government and American Indian-owned organization, received a $656,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463). The award will support SRSC's efforts to restore streamside habitat, upgrade a native plant nursery, and build the capacity of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe to identify...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,425,000 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) project grant to the Washington Department of Ecology, with the Nisqually Land Trust as a sub-recipient. The grant funds will be used to restore coastal habitat and nearshore processes at the 93-acre Sound View Camp property in southern Puget Sound, Pierce County, Washington. Key project activities include removing creosote-treated pier infrastructure, a concrete...

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (SIT) was awarded a $677,466 Cooperative Agreement under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The purpose of this award is to characterize water needs for the SIT and other water users in the Snoqualmie watershed, use traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and science to identify drought indicators and evaluate the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,423,000 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) grant to the Washington State Department of Ecology, in partnership with the Squaxin Island Tribe as a sub-grantee, to restore approximately 73 acres of coastal wetland habitat in Mason County, Washington. The project will restore 1.2 miles of Skookum Creek by re-aligning the channel to its historic alignment, restoring streamside channels, removing a...