Cooperative Agreement R15AC00063

This two-year, $2.07 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund operation and maintenance of three salmon hatcheries in Oregon as part of the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will oversee annual operation of the Bonneville, Oxbow/Herman Creek Ponds, and Umatilla hatcheries, producing approximately 1.87 million fish to supplement prey for...

This $682,107 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) is funding a multi-faceted effort to mitigate economic impacts from reductions in Chinook salmon harvests in Southeast Alaska. The key components of the program include: Hatchery fish marking, tagging, and evaluation; hatchery enhancement projects; and hatchery research. Sub-awards to entities like the Alaska...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc. $250,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to recover Atlantic salmon and other fish species in the Sandy River watershed near Chesterville, Maine. The recipient will reconnect 28.68 miles of stream habitat and restore 388.2 acres of pond habitat, restoring river access to provide spawning habitat for fish. Work is performed in Brunswick, Maine, with a period of...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $1.970 million to the Recreation & Conservation Office on October 1, 2025, under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to increase Pacific salmon production and support salmon population stability for U.S. fisheries, tribal fishing rights, and Southern Resident Killer Whale prey abundance. The grant runs through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in Olympia, Washington. The Recreation & Conservation...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife $1.332 million on October 1, 2025, under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to protect critical habitat around the Puget Sound and enhance natural salmon production leading to long-term sustainable fisheries. The award aims to stabilize and enhance Pacific salmon populations to provide optimum production and sustainable opportunities to U.S. commercial and recreational...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife a Project Grant of $1.97 million under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to increase Pacific salmon production and support sustainable U.S. fisheries. The three-year award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, funds efforts to enhance salmon population stability, maintain tribal fishing rights, improve escapement...

This $7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438), funds habitat restoration and species conservation activities in Idaho to benefit threatened salmon and steelhead populations. Awarded on July 1, 2021 for a five-year period, the grant provides $7M to the Species Conservation Office Of to administer sub-awards supporting habitat improvements, irrigation...

This $758,500 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) will fund the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) to maintain or increase coded-wire-tag sampling rates for chinook salmon caught in Southeast Alaska commercial fisheries. The key objective is to ensure that at least 20% of chinook salmon caught in the commercial fisheries of Southeast Alaska are...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife $2,452,194 on October 1, 2025, under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to increase salmon production, improve estimates of adult fish escapement to spawning grounds, and enhance data availability and quality to support stable Pacific salmon populations and sustainable U.S. fisheries. The award supports ODFW's salmon recovery and data management modernization efforts...

This five-year, $19.285 million project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA #11.438), provides funding to the Idaho Species Conservation Office to support habitat restoration and monitoring projects benefitting endangered salmonids in Idaho. The award period is July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027. Through multiple subawards, key activities include designing and implementing...