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Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act (FRIMA) grant program

Deadline: January 13, 2006

Links: A copy of the application is available online at the WDFW web page http://wdfw.wa.gov/recovery/frima_application-06.htm and at the USFWS web page http://www.fws.gov/pacific/Fisheries/FRIMA/

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is soliciting applications for the 2006 Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act (FRIMA) grant program. These grant funds are appropriated from Congress and passed through the US Fish and Wildlife Service to the four Northwest States. Last year in Washington, $468,000 was available to project proponents for eligible projects. The due date for the 2006 grant application is January 13, 2006.

The following provides a summary of some of the eligibility criteria that must be met for this grant process:
* To be eligible for consideration under this program, a proposed fish screening or passage project must be associated with a water diversion and benefit fish species native to the project area.

* Project sponsors must provide cost share of at least 35% of the total project cost from funding sources other than FRIMA. In the case of projects not under federal ownership or management, this cost share must be from a non-federal funding source.

* This is a partnership program and all applications must include a local, state, tribal or federal government sponsor or co-applicant.