The Bureau of Reclamation is offering this grant to conduct a cooperative investigation into 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—currently lack fish passage facilities, despite four reservoirs historically being natural lakes supporting Native American fisheries for sockeye and other fish. This grant is for studying the implementation of passage features, which has the potential to significantly benefit local ecosystems. Expected outcomes include increasing populations of upper basin steelhead, coho, and chinook salmon, restoring genetic diversity, reintroducing sockeye salmon to the watershed, and reconnecting isolated bull trout populations, thereby restoring vital aquatic connections.
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: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 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:
Becky Neuman
Contracts & Agreements Specialist Phone 509-575-5848 Email:bneuman@usbr.gov |
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