This agreement provides funding to the point no point treaty council to provide technical support and coordination in the management of natural resources to its tribal consortium comprised of the…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded $600,000 to the Point No Point Treaty Council under the Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program (CFDA 66.121) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The cooperative agreement funds technical support and coordination services for natural resource management across a tribal consortium comprised of the Jamestown S'Klallam and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes within the treaty area encompassing the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal.

The Council will deliver comprehensive products and services including: participation in the development and revision of land use regulatory processes (shoreline master plans, comprehensive plans, and critical areas ordinances) across Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, and Clallam Counties; coordination with tribal staff in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal Local Integrating Organizations (LIOs) to implement priority actions under the Puget Sound Action Agenda; and development, implementation, and updating of salmon recovery plans and shellfish recovery and management activities. Expected deliverables include documented reviews of land use regulatory documents, participation in regional workgroups, and attendance at associated meetings, with anticipated outcomes focused on achieving regional recovery targets and implementing local priority actions identified in LIO work and recovery plans. No subawards are included in this cooperative agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the point no point treaty council to provide technical support and coordination in the management of natural resources to its tribal consortium comprised of the jamestown S'klallam and port gamble S'klallam tribes in the treaty area that includes the strait of juan DE fuca and hood canal.activities:the activities to be performed include participating in and contributing to the development and revisions of land use regulatory processes in jefferson, kitsap, mason and clallam counties like shoreline master plans, comprehensive plans, critical areas ordinances, participating in coordination with tribal staffs in the strait of juan DE fuca local integrating organization (LIO) and the hood canal LIO activities needed to implement priority actions under the puget sound action agenda, participating in and contributing to the development, implementation and updating of salmon recovery plans in hood canal and strait of juan DE fuca regions, and participating in and contributing to the development, implementation and updating of shellfish recovery and management activities needed to implement priority actions under the puget sound action agenda.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include reviews of land use regulatory processes ( shoreline master plans, comprehensive plans, critical areas ordinance) documents and participation in workgroups primarily in kitsap, clallam, jefferson and mason counties, in addition to attending associated meetings. Expected outcomes include achieving the regional recovery targets in the puget sound action agenda and the implementation of local priority actions identified in the local integrating organization work/recovery plans. The intended beneficiaries are the members of the tribes as part of the point no point council and surrounding communities.