New Grant Funding Opportunities for Salmon and Other Habitat Restoration Projects

See information below regarding current funding opportunities for community-based watershed habitat restoration, urban water quality improvement, coastal habitat restoration, and fish and wildlife conservation projects:

Grant Name Due Dates

National Partnership between The Nature Conservancy and NOAA's Community-based Restoration Program

The Partnership between TNC and NOAA's Community-based Restoration Program is soliciting proposals for the 2012 program. Grants typically provide funds in the range of $25,000 to $85,000 that will result in tangible and measurable restoration of living marine resources and involve significant community engagement and support that is tied to the restoration activities.

Access the RFP at http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/pdf/rfp_tnc-noaa_crp_partnership_2012.pdf. As you review the RFP, please keep in mind that you are strongly encouraged to discuss your proposals with regional NOAA Restoration Center and TNC staff. Contacts for NOAA RC and TNC in the Pacific Northwest are listed in appendices I and II of the RFP.

Proposals are due by April 13, 2012.

Fiscal Year 2013 Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state agency partners will be soliciting proposals for the 2013 Coastal Wetland Conservation Grants. This is a nationally competitive grant program that funds wetland protection and restoration projects across the country.

Grant program time table and contact information can be found in the following document: Regional-RFP-2013-enclosures.pdf. Visit the USFWS website for additional details: http://www.fws.gov/coastal/coastalgrants/. You can also view the list of recent awards, which includes six projects in Puget Sound, on the website.

 Complete applications are due to a regional review team by May 11, 2012.

Final applications must be received by in the Region 1 WSR Regional Office by June 29, 2012.

Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Grants

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Cooperative Forestry staff, requests applications for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program or CFP). This is a competitive grant program whereby local governments, qualified nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes are eligible to apply for grants to establish community forests through fee simple acquisition of private forest land. The purpose of the program is to establish community forests by protecting forest land from conversion to non-forest uses and provide community benefits such as sustainable forest management, environmental benefits including clean air, water, and wildlife habitat; benefits from forest-based educational programs; benefits from serving as models of effective forest stewardship; and recreational benefits secured with public access.

Additional information can be found in the following document: CFP-RFA-02-15-2012-FINAL.pdf. Detailed information regarding what to include in the application, definitions of terms, eligibility, and necessary prerequisites for consideration can be found in the final program rule, published October 20, 2011 (76 FR 65121-65133), which is available at www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/cfp.shtml and at www.grants.gov (Opportunity number CFP-FS-1002011).

 Application deadline is May 15, 2012 for submitting applications to the State Forester or equivalent official of the Indian Tribe, and June 14, 2012 for the State Forester or equivalent official of the Indian Tribe submitting the applications to the Forest Service.