Project Grant 00J31101

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), provides $239,278 to the University of Washington to conduct research focused on three main topics: Modeling flood hazards in river delta systems, with a focus on the Nooksack River and understanding the impacts of morphological changes on flooding under future sea level rise scenarios. Developing a conceptual framework for modeling compound flood hazards in...

This two-year, $298,908 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group to deliver meaningful watershed educational experiences and curriculum integration for all 5th grade students in the East Wenatchee, Washington school district. The goal is to increase authentic, locally relevant science education and student-led stewardship actions to improve local watersheds and recover imperiled salmon...

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,...

This $650,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will accelerate development of a national-scale wetlands decision support toolkit for the United States. The project will integrate advances in wetland science, computing, remote sensing, and geospatial tools to create an equitable, user-friendly platform that provides accurate wetland mapping, characterization of ecosystem services, and...

The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group will deliver watershed protection services under a $100,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The award is part of NOAA's Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429), which supports monitoring of natural processes, human influences on water and habitat, and living resources in national marine sanctuaries. Specifically, the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group will conduct...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding $2,332,854 under the Office for Coastal Management federal grant program (CFDA 11.473) to the Washington Department of Ecology for a habitat restoration and conservation project at Padilla Bay in Skagit County, Washington. The three-year cooperative agreement will support the permanent protection of 74.5 acres of former and current tidal marsh, plus associated tidelands. This effort is part of a larger 105-acre tidal marsh...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...

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...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,188,663 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507) to Chelan County, Washington to complete the study and design of a comprehensive restoration project for Peshastin Creek. The project will relocate and reconnect the creek channel with its historic floodplain and construct two highway bridges across the rerouted waterway. Key project...