The Department of the Interior is offering a grant to implement fish passage features at the Yakima Project’s five large storage dams. This cooperative investigation aims to restore salmon populations, genetic diversity, and reconnect isolated populations of bull trout by providing fish passage at Bumping Lake, Kachess, Keechelus, Cle Elum, and Tieton dams. The project has the potential to reintroduce sockeye salmon to the watershed and enhance the habitats of upper basin steelhead, coho salmon, and chinook salmon. The closing date for this grant is September 12, 2011.
Opportunity ID: 118613
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | R11SF1C057 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Yakima Project Storage Dams – Fish Passage |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.517 — Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 12, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 12, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: | Oct 12, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 65,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $65,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This is a Notice of Intent to Award; no competition is being sought. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Reclamation – Pacific Northwest Region |
| Description:: | Reclamation is leading a cooperative investigation with the Nation, State and Federal agencies, and others, to study the feasibility of providing fish passage at the five large storage dams of the Yakima Project. These dams — Bumping Lake, Kachess, Keechelus, Cle Elum, and Tieton — were never equipped with fish passage facilities. Four of the five reservoirs were originally natural lakes and historically supported Native American fisheries for sockeye salmon and other anadromous and resident fish. Implementation of passage features at the dams has the potential to increase populations of upper basin steelhead, coho salmon, and chinook salmon; restore life history and genetic diversity of salmon; reintroduce sockeye salmon to the watershed; and reconnect isolated populations of bull trout. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1