Request For Proposals For Community-Based Habitat Restoration Projects In Oregon And Washington
Proposal Deadline — December 15, 2007 at 5:00 PM
Grant Awards Announced — February 2008
Contact:
Tamara Briggie
503-467-0810
Ecotrust
721 NW Ninth Avenue, Suite 200
Portland, Oregon 97209
Ecotrust is pleased to request proposals for community-based habitat restoration projects in Oregon and Washington. In partnership with the USDA Forest Service, Ecotrust has received an award as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center's Community-based Restoration Program to fund the Whole Watershed Restoration Initiative. The Pacific Northwest Region of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board are all contributing to the Whole Watershed Restoration Initiative, bringing the total amount of funding available to approximately $1.5 million.
Introduction
Ecotrust is dedicated to building Salmon Nation — a place where people and wild salmon thrive. Founded in 1991, Ecotrust is a private, nonprofit organization that works with its partner, Ecotrust Canada, to build a more reliable prosperity in the coastal bio-region stretching from northern California through British Columbia and Alaska.
The goal of the Whole Watershed Restoration Initiative is to restore the natural functions of whole watersheds in Oregon and Washington and to amplify community-based partnerships focused on the strategic restoration of Pacific salmon and steelhead ecosystems. Our intent is to expand the initiative's geographic focus to Idaho and Northern California in 2008 and 2009.
Eligible Projects
Restoration projects including, but not limited to, the following activities will be considered for funding:
- Breaching or removal of levees
- Removal of dams or other large obstructions to rivers and streams
- Culvert removal and traditional culvert replacement with stream-bed simulation type culverts or bridges
- Reestablishing river flow patterns, meanders, and channels that have been altered or obstructed
- Restoring and enhancing connections between lakes, sloughs, side channels, the floodplain, and the main channel
- Restoring riverbanks and floodplains, including riparian restoration
A portion of the funding is dedicated to fish passage barrier removal activities.
Proposals should focus on on-the-ground habitat restoration activities, but they may include other activities such as feasibility analysis, design, outreach, education, and monitoring. Project activities should be completed within twenty-four months of the award start date.
Activities that constitute legally required mitigation for the adverse effects of an activity regulated or otherwise governed by local, state, or federal law will not be considered.
Projects requesting less than $20,000 or more than $100,000 will not be considered for funding under this solicitation.
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Please download and read the following Grant Application for further information and complete application details.
