OpportunityTitle: Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and Federally-recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska).
Description: NOAA announces the availability of Federal funding, authorized pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58 (November 15, 2021) (hereinafter, the &#8220;Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill&#8221; or &#8220;BIL&#8221;), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Pub. L. 117-103 (March 15, 2022); and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, (December 29, 2022), for necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations. The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) program makes such funding available to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska) for projects necessary for the conservation of salmon and steelhead populations listed as threatened or endangered, or identified by a State as at-risk to be so-listed; for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing; or for the conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat. This announcement outlines the priorities and guidelines that will be used to award funding to eligible entities.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Work Email
GrantorContactText: Kyle Bowers &lt;br/&gt;PCSRF Federal Program Officer, NMFS West Coast Region  &lt;br/&gt;Phone: (208) 495-5898 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;For additional support, please contact Sheryl Robinson, Grants Management Specialist, Sheryl.Robinson@noaa.gov or 509-426-4586.