Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (Annual Appropriations and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act [IIJA] Funds) (Select States) - FY 2025
| Agency: | U.S. Department of Commerce |
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| CFDA: | 11.438 |
| Federal FON: | NOAA-NMFS-WCRO-2025-29229 |
| Office: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Regional Office (WCRO) |
| Multipart Grant: | No |
| Next Due: | 03/04/2025 (Application) |
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| Solicitation Date: | 12/04/2024 |
| Match Required: | Yes |
| Match Type: | Cash/In-Kind |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
| Range: | $99,000,000 (Max) |
| Award Range: | $25,000,000 (Max) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to support projects that are necessary for the conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 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; and/or for the conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat.
Projects must address one of the following priority areas, which are listed in order of priority:
- Priority one: Funding will support projects that address factors limiting the productivity of Pacific anadromous salmonid populations that are listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and/or necessary for the exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing. Typically, eligible projects are habitat improvement projects, with particular emphasis on habitat improvement projects that achieve lasting benefits through the restoration of self-sustaining natural ecosystem functions and processes, such as:
- Levee-setback projects that provide access to off-channel habitat and improve survival for overwintering juveniles
- Reestablishing floodplain connection and function and restoring natural river-channel migration
- Restoration and protection of riparian habitats in identified priority areas
- Priority two: Funding will support projects that involve watershed-scale or larger effectiveness monitoring and the biological response of anadromous salmon populations to habitat restoration, including population-scale status and trend monitoring, monitoring necessary for the exercise of tribal-treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing on anadromous salmonids, or conducting watershed-scale or larger restoration planning. Examples of eligible projects include:
- Life cycle and harvest monitoring
- Stock assessments
- Strategic action plans
- Intensively monitored watershed monitoring
- Priority three: Funding will support all other projects that are consistent with the statutory authority and demonstrate need for funding. Projects must build capacity by supporting the implementation of activities under priority areas one and two. Special emphasis will be given to projects that build tribal capacity to participate in salmon recovery, conservation planning, and project development, including providing Indigenous knowledge and managing project design, implementation, and project effectiveness monitoring. Examples of eligible projects include:
- Project planning and coordination
- Landowner outreach
- Underserved and historically marginalized community engagement, including broadening access to information
- Small-scale assessment, research, and status/trend monitoring
All projects must provide demonstrable and measurable benefits to Pacific anadromous salmonids, including Chinook salmon, coho salmon, chum salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, and steelhead, and their habitats.
Priority will be given to projects that have established partnerships with tribes and that have diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives identified.
For Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds available through this program, priority will be given to priority one projects as well as priority three projects for tribal capacity specific to tribes’ role as fishery managers and stewards of tribal trust resources for cultural, spiritual, subsistence, and recreational purposes. Particular emphasis will be given to activities that build tribal capacity to participate in salmon recovery, conservation planning, and project development.
Eligible costs include personnel costs, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contractual costs, other direct costs, and indirect costs.
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are:
- The states of Alaska, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington
- Federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast, including Alaska, or their representative tribal commissions
- Tribal consortia
Applicants must be located in the states of Alaska, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, or Washington.
Eligible states must submit applications through one designated state entity identified by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the funding agency. Applications from multiple state agencies within one state will not be accepted.
Applications may address one or more priority areas; however, a separate project/program narrative and budget must be included in the application for each priority area. Applications will be evaluated separately for each priority area. Applications from both a representative tribal commission or consortium and a tribe represented by that commission or consortium will not be accepted.
Previous award recipients include:
- Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Consortia (AK)
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CA)
- Coeur D'Alene Tribe (ID)
- Coquille Indian Tribe (OR)
- Northwest Fisheries Indian Commission (WA)
Refer to the Award file for additional information on previous award recipients.
Eligible Applicants:
ConsortiaNative American Tribe
State Government
Application Notes:
Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on March 4, 2025.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov. Faxed and emailed submissions will not be accepted.
Applications must include:
- SF 424
- SF 424A
- SF 424B
- CD 511
- CD 512 (if applicable)
- SF LLL (if applicable)
- Title page and project/program summary (3 pages max)
- Project/program narrative (30 pages max)
- Budget narrative
- Project design
- Supplemental materials (25 pages max):
- Resumes and curriculum vitae (CV) (1 page max each)
- Data management plan (2 pages max)
- Monitoring plan (if applicable; 2 pages max)
- Federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (if applicable)
- Documentation of confirmed sources of formal nonfederal matching contributions or informal leveraged funds (if applicable)
- Additional site photos (if applicable)
- Current copy of signed MOU with the funding agency (if applicable)
Applications must be formatted on pages with one-inch margins using at least a 12-point font. Pages must be standard-sized. Except for standard forms, each application component must be submitted as a separate, flattened .pdf file. All supplemental materials must be submitted as a combined .pdf file, including a cover page. The cover page will not count toward the page limit for supplemental materials. Attached files may not exceed 100 MB in size.
The following are required in order to submit an application:
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- SAM (System for Award Management) registration
- SPOC (state Single Point of Contact) notification
Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam. Applicants in states participating in the SPOC program must contact the relevant SPOC listed in the SPOC file before applying.
Applicants must also register with eRA Commons at public.era.nih.gov/commons.
Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Overall qualifications of the applicant (20 points)
- Project costs (20 points)
- Importance and/or relevance and applicability of proposed project to the program priorities (30 points)
- Technical/scientific merit (30 points)
Refer to pages 14-18 of the NOFA file for information regarding additional application evaluation criteria.
Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.
| Match Required: | Yes |
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| Match Type: | Cash/In-Kind |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
| Range: | $99,000,000 (Max) |
| Award Range: | $25,000,000 (Max) |
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Match Notes:
State applicants must provide a match of at least 33 percent of the total award amount via cash and/or in-kind contributions.
Matching funds are not required for federally recognized tribes, representative tribal commissions, and tribal consortia.
The proposed ratio of federal to nonfederal funds in the application will become legally binding once award contracts are signed.
Refer to page 7 of the NOFA file for additional information regarding matching contributions.
Funding Notes:
Up to an estimated $99 million is expected to be available to support awards of up to $25 million through this program. There is no minimum award amount.
For IIJA funds, priority will be given to priority one projects as well as priority three projects for tribal capacity specific to tribes’ role as fishery managers and stewards of tribal trust resources for cultural, spiritual, subsistence, and recreational purposes.
The earliest anticipated start date for projects is September 1, 2025. The funding agency anticipates a five-year project period for most projects, and encourages applicants to propose such project periods.
Applicants that are states, tribal commissions, and tribal consortia must allocate at least 10 percent of the total funding amount requested for monitoring activities.
For applicants that are states, tribal commissions, and tribal consortia, administrative costs are limited to 3 percent of the total award amount. This limitation on administrative costs is not applicable to individual tribes that are applying directly on their own behalf for projects.
Pre-award costs incurred up to 90 days prior to the start date of the project period may be allowable. Pre-award costs incurred more than 90 days prior to the start date of the project period must be approved by the funding agency. Refer to page 19 of the NOFA file for additional information regarding the eligibility of pre-award costs.
Funds for priority one projects may not be used for:
- Development of generic designs
- Planning
- Coordination
- Landowner outreach
- Assessment
- Research
- Monitoring
Funds for priority two projects may not be used for:
- Project-scale effectiveness monitoring
- Status and trend monitoring at a scale less than the population
Funds may not be used for direct costs of application preparation for this program.
For FY 2024, more than $105 million was distributed via 14 awards ranging from $41,000 to $26 million through this program. For FY 2023, a total of $106.1 million is anticipated to be distributed via 16 awards ranging from $440,793 to $25.5 million. Refer to the Award file for details.
Contacts:
Jennie Franks
Program Coordinator
(503) 231-2344
jennie.franks@noaa.gov
Kyle Bowers
(208) 495-5898
kyle.bowers@noaa.gov
Agency Address
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the program staff.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US17884_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (152.8 Kb)Guide File: US17884_Guide_FY2025.pdf (6.9 Mb)
Award File: US17884_Award_FY2025.pdf (283.5 Kb)
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Guide file contains detailed application instructions. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients. Additional program resources can be found online at www.fisheries.noaa.gov/grant.