The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) solicits proposals for projects that restore, enhance, or protect anadromous salmonid habitat in watersheds of California or projects that lead to process-based restoration, enhancement, or protection of anadromous salmonid habitat, as well as contribute to the objectives of the California Water Action Plan, California Water Resilience Portfolio, State Wildlife Action Plan, and fulfillment of CDFW’s mission.
Donor Name: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/09/2023
Details:
The goal of the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP) is to recover and conserve California’s salmon and steelhead trout populations through process-based restoration activities that restore self-sustaining ecosystems. The Program objective is to fund projects that restore, enhance, or protect salmonid habitat in anadromous watersheds of California or projects that lead to restoration, enhancement, or protection of anadromous salmonid habitat.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include state and local government agencies, public entities, California Native American Tribes, and nonprofit organizations. Other entities that are not eligible for funding under this Solicitation may work as subcontractors for an eligible applicant.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects for this solicitation are those for implementation or design projects that restore, enhance, or protect salmon and steelhead habitat in rivers and streams. Projects that support implementation projects through planning, effectiveness monitoring, outreach, and/or education are also eligible.
Priority 1 Project Types
Projects 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.
- Fish Passage at Stream Crossings
- Instream Barrier Modification for Fish Passage
- Instream Habitat Restoration
- Riparian Restoration
- Instream Bank Stabilization
- Watershed Restoration (Upslope)
- Project Design (100% design)
- Cooperative Rearing
- Fish Screening of Diversions
- Water Conservation Measures
Priority 2 Project Types
Projects that consist of watershed-scale or larger effectiveness monitoring (e.g., intensively monitored watershed project). Such projects provide monitoring of habitat restoration actions at the watershed or larger scales and the physical, biological and chemical response, and projects conducting watershed-scale or larger restoration planning (e.g., strategic action plans). CDFW’s Fisheries Branch leads efforts that monitor status and trends and directly contribute to population viability assessments for ESA-listed anadromous salmonids. Approximately 25% of the PCSRF grant award will fund Priority 2 activities.
- Monitoring Watershed Restoration (Large-scale)
- Watershed Evaluation (Large-scale)
Priority 3 Project Types
Projects that support implementation projects through planning, outreach, and/or education. Approximately 10% of the PCSRF grant award will fund Priority Three Projects. Proposals for required FRGP programmatic permit effectiveness monitoring are ineligible.
- Monitoring Watershed Restoration (Projectscale)
- OR Watershed and Regional Organization
- Project Design (Feasibility study)
- Public Involvement and Capacity Building (Includes AmeriCorps projects)
- Watershed Evaluation,
- Assessment, and Planning (Project- Scale)
- Private Sector Technical
- Training and Education
- Water Measuring Devices (Instream and Water Diversion)
For more information, visit California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
