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NOAA-NMFS-WCRO-2023-2007769: Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds

Closed Closed March 6, 2023 Opportunity NOAA-NMFS-WCRO-2023-2007769

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Commerce notices from 2023.

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.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 4, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJanuary 4, 2023
DeadlineMarch 6, 2023
Archived by Grants.govApril 5, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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).

Is this a realistic fit?

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.

Category: Environment, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Natural Resources.

Who has won Pacific Salmon Treaty Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (11.438) awarded $641 million across 205 grant awards, an average of $3.1 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Recreation & Conservation OfficeWashington14$147 million
Oregon Watershed Enhancement BoardOregon5$94.9 million
Alaska Department of Fish & GameAlaska31$90.7 million
California Department of Fish & WildlifeCalifornia5$83.9 million
Washington State Department of Fish & WildlifeWashington31$42.7 million

Top states: Washington ($238 million), Oregon ($167 million), Alaska ($101 million), California ($87.1 million), Idaho ($45.6 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

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.

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