This agreement provides funding to the jamestown S'klallam tribe#8239; to advance puget sound recovery through participation, collaboration, and leadership in local and regional management…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded $700,000 to the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe 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 the tribe's participation in regional ecosystem management and recovery efforts focused on the Dungeness River, Sequim Bay, and associated tributaries. The tribe will deliver technical support and collaborative leadership by maintaining membership on the Puget Sound Ecosystem Coordination Board, providing input on comprehensive land use planning and critical areas ordinances, co-leading environmental work groups, and coordinating restoration initiatives through stakeholder groups including the Moon Valley Technical Group, Dungeness Dike Setback Committee, and Rivers Edge Stakeholder Group.

Primary deliverables include design concepts for floodplain restoration projects and semiannual Financial and Ecosystem Accounting Tracking System (FEATS) reports documenting project outcomes and success stories submitted to EPA. The agreement supports the Puget Sound Action Agenda's vital signs objectives and is intended to improve regulatory frameworks facilitating ecosystem recovery while enhancing communication among regional stakeholders. Primary beneficiaries include Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe members and surrounding communities in the greater Puget Sound basin. The award contains no subawards.

This agreement provides funding to the jamestown S'klallam tribe#8239; to advance puget sound recovery through participation, collaboration, and leadership in local and regional management conference forums. This project will address several of the puget sound action agenda vital signs by providing technical support on floodplain restoration efforts. Particular attention will be placed on the dungeness river, its tributaries, sequim BAY, and its tributaries. Activities:the activities to be performed include maintaining membership on the puget sound ecosystem coordination board and attending the tribal habitat conference. Staff will provide input on the clallam county comprehensive plan and critical areas ordinance updates. The tribe will draft agendas, CO-lead environmental work groups, and attend meetings such as dungeness river management team, the clallam county pollution identification and control program, and the salmon recovery conference. The tribe will also coordinate and participate in location-specific restoration work groups, such as the moon valley technical group, dungeness dike setback committee, and the rivers edge stakeholder group.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include design concepts for floodplain restoration projects, and semiannual reports in the form of a financial and ecosystem accounting tracking system (FEATS) report which will be provided to EPA, and will include success stories. The expected outcomes include improved regulatory frameworks that facilitate puget sound recovery and improved communication across stakeholders. The intended beneficiaries are members of the jamestown S'klallam tribe and the surrounding communities.