The Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Funding Opportunity is designed to provide federal financial and technical assistance to Indian tribes and organizations that represent Indian tribes through formal legal agreements to remove barriers to fish passage for native migratory or sea-run fish.
Donor Name: Department of Commerce
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Funding will be used for fish passage that rebuilds productive and sustainable fisheries, contributes to the recovery and conservation of threatened and endangered species, enhances watershed health, promotes resilient ecosystems and communities, and increases tribal capacity to participate in fish passage barrier removal efforts while improving tribal commercial, recreational, subsistence and cultural practice opportunities. This funding opportunity announcement is authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Public Law 117-58).
Applicants should address the following program priorities:
- Achieving measurable and lasting benefits for migratory fish populations;
- Enhancing community resilience to extreme weather and climate hazards and providing other cobenefits;
- Fostering tribally important barrier removal efforts that benefit migratory fish; or
- Increasing tribal organization fish passage capacity to support tribes in their role as managers and stewards of tribal trust resources for cultural, spiritual, economic, subsistence, and recreational purposes.
Proposals submitted under this funding opportunity should describe how the proposed work will:
- Contribute to the recovery of threatened and endangered species listed under the Endangered Species Act;
- Sustain or help rebuild fish stocks and their prey managed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act;
- Improve passage to support native fish species of the Great Lakes;
- Enhance the sustainability of saltwater recreational fisheries;
- Enhance community resilience to climate hazards by removing or improving aging infrastructure and support other co-benefits; or
- Support hydroelectric license surrender to remove dams that are no longer economically viable or provide significant public benefits.
Proposed activities may include future project development and feasibility studies, engineering and design, permitting, on-the-ground fish passage restoration, pre- and post-removal implementation monitoring, community engagement, and outreach and education. This funding opportunity will also support building tribal capacity to participate in developing current and future fish passage projects. Applicants may apply for funding to support one or more of these activities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $20,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
- Award Floor: $300,000
Grant Period
NOAA requests a period of performance for most awards of two to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Eligible applicants for Great Lakes projects must propose work within the Great Lakes basin within one of the eight U.S. Great Lakes states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota).
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