Private Forest Accord Grant

The Private Forest Accord Grant aims to fund projects that benefit various species covered under the anticipated Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). This program prioritizes initiatives that restore habitats, eliminate threats, and enhance overall ecosystem health. Eligible projects can span multiple types, including implementation and stakeholder engagement, with funding requests typically starting at $50,000. The program emphasizes collaboration and effective strategies for the recovery of native salmon and trout species and other targeted wildlife.

Program focus, priorities, and HCP-covered species
The PFA Grant Program purpose is to fund projects that benefit the species covered under the anticipated HCP. Eligible projects must benefit one or more of the HCP-covered species listed below and do not need to take place in a forested habitat.
All native salmon and trout (Oncorhynchus spp.)Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout/steelhead)Gairdneri (Columbia Redband trout)Newberrii (Great Basin Redband trout)Oncorhynchus clarki (Cutthroat Trout)Clarkii (Coastal Cutthroat trout, can be sea run or resident)Alvordensis (Alvord cutthroat, likely extinct)Henshawi (Lahontan Cutthroat trout)Lewisi (Westslope Cutthroat trout)Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Pink Salmon)Oncorhynchus keta (Chum Salmon)Oncorhynchus kisutch (Coho Salmon)Oncorhynchus nerka (Sockeye Salmon, Kokanee)Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook Salmon)Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)Pacific eulachon/smelt (Thaleichthys pacificus)Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)Columbia torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri)Southern torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus)Coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)Cope’s giant salamander (Dicamptodon copei)Coastal tailed frog (Ascaphus truei)
The PFA Grant Program focuses on the following seven major categories of mitigation measures, with priority given to categories 1 - 4 below. In all cases, proposals must demonstrate how the proposed project would address limiting factors for the recovery of one or more HCP-covered species.
Restoring degraded habitat to natural condition/function or a condition likely to improve climate resiliency.Preserving land, water, and habitat.Habitat enhancement.
Reducing or eliminating threats to HPC-covered species.
Creating new habitats or new populations.
Translocating affected individuals or family groups to establish new or augment existing populations.Translocating species to enhanced or formerly occupied and still suitable habitat
Qualifying projects
Priority for this solicitation will be given to projects that emphasize implementation or a combination of implementation and planning, monitoring and research, or stakeholder engagement. Projects do not need to focus solely on one project type and may request funding for new or current projects. The following project types are eligible for funding under the PFA Grant Program:

• Implementation
• Research & Monitoring
• Planning
• Stakeholder engagement
• Funding
• No minimum or maximum funding requests exist, although most projects are expected to request at least $50,000.