This $3,972,895 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Aroostook Micmac Council's expansion of the tribal aquaculture fish hatchery in Presque Isle, Maine. The hatchery expansion will meet local demand and promote economic resilience by creating jobs and business development for the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. Funded through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA #11.307), the August 30, 2022 award will help the Tribe recover from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
The Nisqually Indian Tribe was awarded $501,892 under a Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to build capacity for habitat restoration in the Nisqually River Delta. Specifically, the funding will support the Tribe in incorporating their traditional ecological knowledge and priorities into habitat restoration and nature-based solutions to reduce flooding and increase climate resilience, with a...
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe received a $567,928.05 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The Gray's 4C Restoration Project will assist the Tribe in fulfilling responsibilities under the Pacific Salmon Treaty and support salmon recovery efforts from June 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025. Funding will aid the Tribe's administrative management and...
The Makah Indian Tribe received a $390,000 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to support and improve its coded-wire tag sampling program from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Specifically, the funding will be used to continue employing an additional sampler for the 2022-2023 salmon fishing season, as well as support the wages of the primary sampler and tag reader. The award...
This $25.3 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), will fund salmon habitat restoration and monitoring efforts in Washington state through 2026. The Recreation & Conservation Office will oversee projects identified in NOAA-approved recovery plans to improve habitat for listed salmon populations and support tribal treaty rights. Eighty-six...
The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington will receive $675,027.11 under a Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. The funding supports the South Fork Stillaguamish Fall Chinook Natural Stock Restoration Program, which aims to enhance natural salmon populations through hatchery supplementation efforts. Key activities include collecting up to 900 juvenile fall Chinook salmon from local rivers each spring for rearing at...
The Nisqually Indian Tribe received a $11,528,998 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to remove a culvert that is blocking fish passage on Brighton Creek, a tributary of the Nisqually River, and replace it with a new channel-spanning culvert. This project will open up high-quality habitat access for threatened Puget Sound steelhead and Chinook salmon. The project design incorporates climate...
This $1.1 million Economic Adjustment Assistance award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports workforce training programs and job creation for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's aquaculture industry. Dated July 5, 2022, the project grant will help the Tribe recover from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by growing its shellfish farming operations and establishing a foundation for long-term economic development and employment. Specifically, the Tribe will deliver...
This $2,075,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration supports the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). Awarded to the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission on August 1, 2021 for a period of five years, the grant funding will support salmon restoration and management efforts in fulfillment of responsibilities under the Pacific Salmon Treaty. Key activities include administrative and technical...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $26,850,000 Project Grant under the Columbia River Fisheries Development Program (CFDA 11.436) to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The funding will support four infrastructure improvement projects at the Klickitat Hatchery to ensure long-term water delivery, enhance rearing conditions, and increase adult broodstock collection capacity. These upgrades, to be completed by September 30, 2029, will help...