The kenai watershed forum (KWF) is seeking funding to continue providing coordination and operational services to the kenai peninsula fish habitat partnership (kpfhp, or the partnership) and its…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, awarded the Kenai Watershed Forum a $106,577 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, KWF will provide coordination and operational services to the Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership (KPFHP) and its 36-member Steering Committee. Key deliverables include facilitation of regular Steering Committee meetings, planning and execution of a biennial Fish Habitat Science Symposium, management of an annual request for proposals process to solicit high-quality habitat enhancement projects, and outreach activities designed to address priority fish habitat threats across the Kenai Peninsula.

The Partnership maintains a comprehensive focus on all fish species and habitat types spanning both freshwater and marine environments, with an overarching goal of sustaining the well-being of fish, aquatic ecosystems, people, and regional economies. Through this cooperative agreement, KWF will continue to foster effective multi-stakeholder collaboration and support the expansion of the Partnership's capacity to implement habitat enhancement initiatives addressing the top threats to fish habitat on the Kenai Peninsula.

The kenai watershed forum (KWF) is seeking funding to continue providing coordination and operational services to the kenai peninsula fish habitat partnership (kpfhp, or the partnership) and its steering committee. Since its inception in 2010, KWF has provided coordination and fiscal sponsorship to the partnership, which currently consists of 36 active partners. Funding for this project will support the expansion of the partnership and the implementation of priority projects aimed at enhancing fish habitat on the kenai peninsula. Our overarching goal is to maintain the well-being of fish, people, habitat, and economies. Kpfhp will continue to focus on all fish species and habitat types within the partnership area, spanning freshwater and marine environments. This will be accomplished by continuing to foster effective collaborations among stakeholders by facilitating regular meetings of the kpfhp steering committee, planning a biennial fish habitat science symposium, and other outreach opportunities. The kpfhp coordinator also will solicit high quality project proposals to address the top threats to fish habitat through an annual request for proposals.