Funds available for Community-Based Salmon Restoration.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
(NFWF) and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) are pleased
to announce the 2010 round of funding for the Community Salmon
Fund - Upper Columbia River Region.
The Community Salmon Fund awards grants of up to $75,000
through a competitive application process for smaller-scale,
community- based restoration projects that have a substantial
benefit to watershed health and are consistent with local and/or
regional salmon recovery plans.
Projects are also required to have a strong community
involvement component.
Applications for the 2010 Community Salmon
Fund - Upper Columbia River Region
are due April 12th,
2010.
Applicants will be notified of the results by July 15th,
2010. Please note:
Funded projects must be completed by September 30th, 2012.
For more information about this
opportunity, please visit http://www.nfwf.org/csf/srfb
and select the appropriate link for your region.
If you have questions about the Community Salmon Fund
application process, please contact Brian Ferrasci-O'Malley (bferrasci-omalley@evergreenfc.com)
with Evergreen Funding Consultants at 206-691-0700, or contact
your local Lead Entity, Foster Creek Conservation District at
509-745-8532 ext 3.
