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Fish Passage Program

Deadline: ongoing

Link: USFWS Fish Passage Program.

Amount: Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,690,000. Expected Number of Awards: 30. Award Ceiling: $3,690,000. Award Floor: $1,000. Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted. The Fish Passage is a voluntary program that reconnects fish species to historic habitats. Project funding is for fish passage restoration by removing or bypassing barriers to fish movement. Primary project types include dam removal, culvert renovation, designing and installing fishways, installing fish screens and barrier inventories to identify additional fish passage mpediments. Proposals requesting between $1,000 and $50,000 are most attractive. There is no required match; however a 50 percent cost-share is highly encouraged. Project ranking criteria include: ecological benefits for federal trust species, minimum costs to the Service for operation and maintenance, permanence of fish passage benefits, current scientific knowledge and proven technology, evidence of the greatest number of partners, longest duration of agreements for operation and maintenance, maximum in matching fund contributions and address objectives outlined in approved management plans. Projects must comply with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local regulations. Fish Passage projects are not eligible for funding if fish passage is a condition provided by existing Federal or State regulatory programs. For more info, click here or contact Ginger Phalen, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 510 Desmond Dr. SE, Suite 102, Lacey, WA 98503, (360)753-5819 (P), (360)753-9008 (F), ginger_phalen@fws.gov. Note. It indicates that projects to be done on USFS OR TRIBAL lands will be considered priorities. See section 1.12 F of Fish Passage Program description