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Fisheries Restoration Grant Program

Department of Fish and Wildlife · 8534

Eligibility details

Eligible applicants include state and local government agencies, public entities, Native American Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations. Proposals from private individuals or for-profit enterprises will not be accepted. Private parties are encouraged to partner with an eligible entity if that have a quality salmonid restoration project.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required. Match is not required, but is encouraged. There are scoring criteria based on the amount of match required.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

Proposal applications will be accepted for the types of projects listed below, subject to the funding program criteria. Priority 1 Projects are those that restore, enhance, or protect salmonid habitat in anadromous watersheds through implementation or design projects that lead to implementation. Approximately 65% of the PCSRF grant award will fund Priority 1 Projects. Priority 2 projects are those that support implementation projects through watershed-scale planning and effectiveness monitoring. Funding support is based on availability. Priority 3 Projects are those that support implementation projects through planning, outreach, and/or education. Approximately 10% of the PCSRF grant award will fund Priority 3 Projects. Proposals for FRGP programmatic permit required effectiveness monitoring are ineligible.

Funding geography: See Table 1 FRGP Focus Watersheds for eligibility. Most coastal watersheds and some Central Valley watersheds that support salmonid's life history.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.