Cooperative Agreement NA18NMF4630180

This $559,244.09 cooperative agreement, awarded by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), supports a 3-year project by the Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF) to restore bull kelp in the Puget Sound region of Washington. PSRF, a non-profit organization focused on marine ecosystem research and conservation, will utilize this funding to conduct scientific research and implement ecological restoration activities...

The Puget Sound Restoration Fund received a $298,017 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant will fund work to develop methods for monetizing seaweeds and cockles that foul shellfish aquaculture farms in the Puget Sound region of Washington state between September 2021 and August 2023. The goal of the NOAA program is to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will provide $2,521,000.00 to the Oregon Kelp Alliance LLC to restore kelp forest ecosystems and support coastal communities in Port Orford, OR. The project aims to address marine habitat loss, increase essential fish habitat, create ecotourism and recreation business opportunities, and generate local job opportunities...

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 Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation received a $152,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. The project will remove up to 1,200 linear feet of shore armor and pilings at the Clayton Beach site in Bow, WA to improve sediment transport processes and allow for the expansion of eelgrass beds and nearshore habitats. The project will also restore over 9 acres of beach and backshore habitat,...

This Project Grant award of $137,632 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 provides funding through September 30, 2026 to support habitat restoration and species recovery efforts in Washington State. The funding will support Long Live The Kings, doing business as Long L Kings, to maintain a hatchery, conduct field work including monitoring and surveys, coordinate scientists assessing the Hood Canal Bridge, and contribute to the development of salmon and steelhead...

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...

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Pacific Shellfish Institute a $1.47 million Cooperative Agreement under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The agreement funds a comprehensive research initiative to document how native species interact with Pacific Coast shellfish farms across Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska. The project team will employ multiple...

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...