# Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/noaa-nmfs-wcro-2023-2007769-pacific-coastal-salmon-recovery-and-infrastructure/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345226

> Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $30.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $160 million in total. Applications closed on March 6, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NOAA-NMFS-WCRO-2023-2007769 |
| Agency | Department of Commerce |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 6, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $30.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | $160 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.438 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and Federally-recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska).

## What the grant funds

NOAA announces the availability of Federal funding, authorized pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58 (November 15, 2021) (hereinafter, the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill” or “BIL”), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Pub. L. 117-103 (March 15, 2022); and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, (December 29, 2022), for necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations. The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) program makes such funding available to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska) for projects necessary for the conservation of salmon and steelhead populations listed as threatened or endangered, or identified by a State as at-risk to be so-listed; for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing; or for the conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat. This announcement outlines the priorities and guidelines that will be used to award funding to eligible entities.

## Questions people ask

### Is NOAA-NMFS-WCRO-2023-2007769 still open?

No. It closed on March 6, 2023.

### Who can apply for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds?

Department of Commerce accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds?

Closed March 6, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $30.0 million each. About $160 million in total across about 25 awards.

### Who has won Pacific Salmon Treaty Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Recreation & Conservation Office, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Alaska Department of Fish & Game. The program made 205 awards worth $641 million in that time.