Cowlitz Restoration and Recovery Grants Program

The Cowlitz Restoration and Recovery (CRR) Program supports Upper Cowlitz basin salmon and steelhead recovery by providing funding for habitat projects in the Upper Cowlitz basin upstream of the Barrier Dam, and in the Lower Cowlitz mainstem river between its confluence with the Toutle River and the Barrier Dam.

The 2025 Cowlitz Restoration and Recovery (CRR) Grant Round is closed.

This program is supported by a $17 million dollar program established by Tacoma Power Utilities to implement projects that protect and promote the recovery on ESA-listed Upper Cowlitz and Cispus River salmon and steelhead. Learn more about Tacoma Power’s Cowlitz Restoration and Recovery Project.

2025 Grant Round Materials

Application Resources

Salmon Grants Manual
Grant Round Calendar
Application Materials Checklist
CRR Supplemental Evaluation Criteria
CRR Application Form
CRR Application Supplemental Questions
Detailed Budget Spreadsheet
Partner Contribution Form
Landowner Acknowledgement Form
Applicant Authorization Form

Approved Project Resources

Example CRR Agreement
CRR Project Management Manual
Progress Report Template

Key Grant Round Events

2025 Events	Deadlines	Related Materials
Grant Round Opens	January 13	Grant Round Announcement
Pre-Proposal Meetings	Feb. 5 - March 6	Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to schedule a meeting.
Applications Due	March 24 at 12 PM PST UPDATED 3/3/2025	Review the application checklist and submit application materials to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Proposal Presentations	May 8	An itinerary will be finalized after applications are submitted.
Application Revisions Due	June 23 at 12 PM PST	Review the application checklist and submit revised application materials to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Project Ranking Meeting	July 23	An agenda and project score and ranking summary will be posted prior to the meeting.
Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board Meeting	August 1	Board materials will be posted one week prior to the meeting.
Fisheries Technical Committee Meeting	October 7	LCFRB approved funding will be considered for approval.

Looking For Project Ideas?

Ecological conditions and habitat actions are identified in the Upper Cowlitz and Cispus Habitat Strategy in the Habitat Library and included in the Salmon Resource Map.