Salmon Recovery and Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Grant

The Salmon Recovery and Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Grant aims to restore and protect salmon habitats, enhancing their health and numbers. The program focuses on vital areas in Puget Sound, the second-largest estuary in the U.S., and is a collaboration between the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and the Puget Sound Partnership. Eligible projects must align with regional recovery plans and demonstrate effective habitat restoration strategies.

NOTE: At least two weeks before the site visit, the applicant for all types of projects must submit  a complete application in PRISM.
Salmon recovery grants are used to restore degraded salmon habitat and protect existing, high-quality habitat. These twin activities are aimed at increasing the amount and overall health of the places salmon live, which will increase the number of salmon.
Projects may include the actual habitat used by salmon and the land and water that support processes important to salmon.
Some of the money for salmon recovery is targeted at helping salmon in Puget Sound. Restoring the health of Puget Sound–our nation’s second largest estuary–is a priority for the State and nation. In 2007, the Legislature created the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) program to help implement the most important habitat protection and restoration priorities. PSAR is co-managed with the Puget Sound Partnership.
The grant program for both salmon recovery and PSAR grants are run together and generally have the same requirements. Applicants must demonstrate how their projects address the goals and actions defined in the regional recovery plans or lead entity strategies. The grant cycles consist of steps required both by the local lead entity and RCO. Lead entities are watershed-based groups that develop and implement strategies to restore salmon habitat. Lead entities establish their own schedules not on this Web site for required grant cycle steps including site visits, rating, and ranking.