Opportunity Information: Apply for 09SS10FW002
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- The Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest Region in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Entiat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Habitat Improvement Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.517 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 10, 2008 and posted on Dec 10, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 29, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Entiat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Habitat Improvement Assistance notice is a public Notice of Intent from the Bureau of Reclamation (Pacific Northwest Region) describing planned financial assistance for habitat work in the Entiat Subbasin, a tributary area within the Columbia River system. It is explicitly not a request for applications and is not being competed through full and open competition. Instead, it serves to inform the public that Reclamation intends to fund coordinated restoration and improvement actions aimed at strengthening habitat conditions for anadromous fish.
The purpose of the planned cooperative agreement support is to address several interconnected habitat limiting factors that affect salmon and steelhead use of the subbasin. Reclamation identifies four core performance metrics it expects funded work to advance: bringing fish screens up to current criteria, restoring spawning and rearing access by removing or fixing fish passage barriers, meeting instream flow targets, and increasing the number of river miles with improved channel complexity. In practical terms, the opportunity is focused on on-the-ground projects that make streams and floodplains function more naturally, improve connectivity, and provide better refuge, spawning conditions, and juvenile rearing habitat.
The types of activities anticipated are typical of river and floodplain restoration programs, especially in constrained or previously modified channels. The notice calls out reconnecting floodplains, improving side channels and backwater channels, adding woody structure and large rock clusters to create habitat diversity, developing deeper pools, and reconstructing spawning gravel where appropriate. These actions are meant to increase habitat complexity and resilience by creating a wider variety of flow depths and velocities, improving cover, and restoring natural processes that maintain high-quality habitat over time.
A major theme of the announcement is coordination. Because projects in the Entiat Subbasin often require working across jurisdictional boundaries and on or near private property, Reclamation emphasizes that substantial coordination must occur before projects are finalized. The notice highlights involvement from state and local government entities, private landowners, nonprofit organizations, and multiple federal agencies. Projects are expected to be coordinated, approved, and prioritized with local landowners and other stakeholders in the project area, and only then brought to Reclamation for consideration and potential funding. This signals that readiness, stakeholder alignment, and locally supported prioritization are central to how specific actions will be selected and implemented.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.517 (Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act), within the Natural Resources funding activity category. The announcement lists one expected award, with an estimated total funding amount of $1,000,000, and individual award amounts anticipated between a $50,000 floor and a $200,000 ceiling. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated. Eligibility is limited to special district governments, which typically includes certain local or regional governmental entities created for specific functions (for example, conservation or irrigation-related districts, depending on how they are established under state law).
The anticipated agreement period is five years, reflecting the reality that habitat work often requires multi-season planning, permitting, construction, and follow-up. The notice also states that renewals or continuation amendments that add funds may be made without future competition, but only if the project performs successfully and if Congress appropriates funds that remain available for this purpose. The opportunity was posted on December 10, 2008, with a closing date of December 29, 2008, and it was archived on December 30, 2008, reinforcing that the notice functioned primarily as a transparency step about intended funding rather than an open solicitation.
For assistance accessing the full announcement, the listed contact is Bryant Bear Lyndaker, Financial Assistance Officer, reachable by phone at 208-378-5138.
Entiat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Habitat Improvement Assistance - FAQs
What is the Entiat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Habitat Improvement Assistance notice?
It is a public Notice of Intent from the Bureau of Reclamation (Pacific Northwest Region) describing planned financial assistance to support habitat work in the Entiat Subbasin, which is a tributary area within the Columbia River system.
Is this notice a request for applications (RFA) or a competitive grant solicitation?
No. The notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications and is not being competed through full and open competition. It is primarily a transparency notice about Reclamation's intent to fund coordinated restoration and improvement actions.
What is the overall purpose of the planned funding?
The planned cooperative agreement support is intended to strengthen habitat conditions for anadromous fish (including salmon and steelhead) in the Entiat Subbasin by addressing interconnected habitat limiting factors that affect fish use of the subbasin.
What performance metrics does Reclamation expect funded work to advance?
Reclamation identifies four core performance metrics:
- Bringing fish screens up to current criteria
- Restoring spawning and rearing access by removing or fixing fish passage barriers
- Meeting instream flow targets
- Increasing the number of river miles with improved channel complexity
What kinds of habitat projects and on-the-ground actions are anticipated?
The notice anticipates river and floodplain restoration activities, including:
- Reconnecting floodplains
- Improving side channels and backwater channels
- Adding woody structure and large rock clusters to create habitat diversity
- Developing deeper pools
- Reconstructing spawning gravel where appropriate
What habitat improvements are these activities intended to produce?
They are intended to increase habitat complexity and resilience by creating a wider variety of flow depths and velocities, improving cover, restoring connectivity, and supporting natural processes that maintain high-quality habitat over time, including better refuge, spawning conditions, and juvenile rearing habitat.
Where is the geographic focus of this planned assistance?
The focus is the Entiat Subbasin, a tributary area within the Columbia River system.
Why does the notice emphasize coordination before projects are finalized?
Projects in the Entiat Subbasin often require working across jurisdictional boundaries and on or near private property. Because of this, the notice states that substantial coordination must occur before projects are finalized.
Who is expected to be involved in coordination and prioritization?
The notice highlights involvement from state and local government entities, private landowners, nonprofit organizations, and multiple federal agencies. Projects are expected to be coordinated, approved, and prioritized with local landowners and other stakeholders in the project area before being brought to Reclamation for consideration and potential funding.
What does the notice suggest about how projects will be selected?
It indicates that readiness, stakeholder alignment, and locally supported prioritization are central. Specific actions are expected to be coordinated and prioritized locally first, and only then submitted to Reclamation for consideration and potential funding.
What type of funding instrument is anticipated?
The notice indicates the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What CFDA program is associated with this cooperative agreement?
The notice lists CFDA 15.517 (Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act).
What is the funding activity category identified in the notice?
The notice places the opportunity within the Natural Resources funding activity category.
How many awards are expected under this planned assistance?
The notice lists one expected award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $1,000,000.
What is the anticipated range for individual award amounts?
Individual award amounts are anticipated to range from $50,000 (floor) to $200,000 (ceiling).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated in the notice.
Who is eligible to receive funding under this notice?
Eligibility is limited to special district governments, which generally refers to certain local or regional governmental entities created for specific functions.
What is the anticipated period of performance for the agreement?
The anticipated agreement period is five years.
Does the notice mention the possibility of renewals or additional funding without competition?
Yes. The notice states that renewals or continuation amendments that add funds may be made without future competition, but only if the project performs successfully and if Congress appropriates funds that remain available for this purpose.
When was the notice posted, and what were the listed dates?
The notice was posted on December 10, 2008. It lists a closing date of December 29, 2008, and it was archived on December 30, 2008.
What do the posting, closing, and archive dates imply about the nature of the notice?
They reinforce that the notice functioned primarily as a transparency step about intended funding rather than an open solicitation.
Who is the contact for assistance accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact is Bryant Bear Lyndaker, Financial Assistance Officer.
How can the contact person be reached?
By phone at 208-378-5138.
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