Project Grant F16AP00563

The Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). Through this funding, NWRESD will implement a regional school safety initiative aimed at immediately responding to high-risk threats of violence across 20 school districts serving over 98,000 students in northwest Oregon. Key deliverables include developing and...

Cascade Fisheries will deliver meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs) to 3rd and 5th grade students across East Wenatchee and Rock Island, Washington school districts through a $149,676 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429). The two-year award, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, will provide classroom-integrated environmental instruction to up to 1,682 students and 38 teachers,...

The Salinas Union High School District Community Science & Outdoor Learning Collaborative will receive $199,680 under a one-year Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA #11.429). The collaborative partnership between the district's educational services team, Bird School Project, and Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History will create and implement annual multi-week educator seminars and ongoing outdoor learning and...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $709,775 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029. The project delivers scientific research examining the effects of short-interval wildfires on interactions among plants, soils, and microbial communities in Pacific Northwest conifer forests. Through a combination of field...

The Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded a $391,540 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to conduct the Neal Creek Instream Restoration project. The grant was awarded under the Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA #10.665), which shares receipts from National Forests with states for projects on forested public lands. The project aims to restore instream habitat in Neal Creek located in Oregon through August...

The Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council was awarded a $665,423.64 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to carry out the Summer Lake Wildfire Risk Reduction Project. The two-year project running from December 2021 through December 2023 aims to reduce wildfire risks in Oregon through forest management activities. The grant is funded through the USDA Forest Service's Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665), which shares...

This Project Grant award for $398,707 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports a collaborative research project between the University of Oregon and other institutions to study the geologic history and tectonic evolution of the Pacific Northwest region. The project aims to test models for the surface response to the Eocene collision of the Siletz oceanic terrane with western North America, as well as the subsequent post-collision adjustments that shaped...

The National Park Service awarded the Oregon Department of State Parks and Recreation a $7,453,082 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the development of a new welcome center area at a state park, including an accessible restroom, outdoor plaza and gathering area, and accessibility improvements to the rim rock trail. The project will also reconfigure and expand the existing parking area to accommodate...

The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association was awarded a $125,880 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will support the Association's Students for Salmon program, which aims to increase environmental literacy and stewardship among 1,000 fourth grade students in Whatcom County, Washington. Through hands-on activities like stream monitoring and salmon rearing tank installation in approximately 50...