Funding Opportunities
Update: As of January 2011, the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum has allocated nearly $6.1 million for 141 watershed projects. (See example.)
Do you have a habitat restoration or protection project in mind? Need funding? The Snoqualmie Watershed Forum may be able to help.
NOW OPEN: 2012 King Conservation District Funds (KCD)
Project Applications
Applications for projects are due in the spring of each year. Only government entities and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for projects in the King County portion of the Snoqualmie Watershed.
E-Mail applications to:
Or mail to:
Attn: Perry Falcone
KC DNRP WLRD - KCD Grant
201 S. Jackson St., Ste. 600
Seattle, WA 98104
About KCD Funding and Eligibility
The Snoqualmie Watershed Forum annually allocates approximately $500,000 in King Conservation District* funds to support:
- habitat protection and restoration projects,
- stewardship projects and programs,
- and studies that lead to on the ground actions.
The money comes from a county-wide $10 per parcel assessment that funds the activities of the King Conservation District* as well as projects through other watershed forums in King County.
Among the highest funding priorities will be those projects or programs that promote chinook and bull trout recovery as outlined in the Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan.*
Projects must also be consistent with state law authorizing Conservation Districts (RCW 89.08) and "Regional Funding Principles" adopted by the King County Regional Water Quality Committee.
These principles focus on projects that have regional benefit or interest, including:
- protection of key parcels of land for fish habitat;
- habitat restoration that enhances ecologically significant fish runs;
- regionally coordinated monitoring and evaluation of fish habitat;
- watershed protection support services, such as coordinated monitoring and education;
- water quality enhancement projects;
- home buyouts in flood hazard areas where there is a high risk to public safety and there are other regional benefits in terms of habitat protection, open space or recreation;
- and other flood hazard reduction projects where local jurisdictions have regulations to ensure further development will not need flood assistance or cause additional flooding.
For more information, please contact Perry Falcone, Snoqualmie Watershed Project Coordinator at 206-296-1940.
KCD Resources:
- 2012 Snoqualmie Watershed Forum-KCD Application [MS Word]
- 2012 Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Funding Priorities
- 2012 Grant Timeline and Review Process
- KCD Grant Application Policies & Procedures
- Regional Task Force Funding Principles
Additional funding opportunities:
- Opportunity Fund: Small Grants for Aquatic Habitat Landowners in the Snoqualmie Watershed
- King County Grants
Example of Past Project: Restoration on Griffin Creek
King County, Wild Fish Conservancy*, and the WDFW Jobs for the Environment Program worked with three agricultural landowners along Lower Griffin Creek to restore riparian habitat and reduce flooding problems on 80 acres of farmland. Funding was provided by the Salmon Recovery Funding Board* and the King Conservation District.*
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| BEFORE: Eroded stream banks caused flooding and water quality problems. | AFTER: A 400 foot bank was reconstructed and more than 8,000 native plants were planted to restore this reach. |