The columbia river inter-tribal fish commission will work to support salmon recovery in the columbia river estuary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $794,384 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC). The funding supports CRITFC's efforts to model the impacts of habitat conservation and restoration, identify climate change threats, and produce actionable science to guide future restoration work that conserves salmon habitat and reduces flooding in the Columbia River estuary.

As part of this award, CRITFC has sub-granted $TBD to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to provide professional services generating and curating data, planning, and modeling results. This sub-award aims to support the overall goals of the Cooperative Agreement.

Critfc is a tribally-led organization created and governed by the confederated tribes of the umatilla indian reservation, the confederated tribes of the warm springs reservation of oregon, the confederated tribes and bands of the yakama nation, and the NEZ perce tribe. They will work to model the impacts of habitat conservation and restoration, identify climate change threats, and produce actionable science to guide future restoration work that conserves salmon habitat and reduces flooding.