Salmon Recovery Funding Board Grants Program

Salmon recovery grants fund protection of existing, high-quality habitat and reconnection and restoration of degraded salmon habitat as well as monitoring activities. These activities are identified and implemented with the goal of increasing the number, productivity, distribution and diversity of Lower Columbia salmon and steelhead.

October 2, 2025 - State Approves More Than $7 Million in Salmon Recovery Grants to the Lower Columbia Region

The Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board is pleased to announce that the Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board has approved $7,504,238 for 13 projects submitted by the Lower Columbia FRB for salmon and steelhead habitat protection and restoration work in the lower Columbia River region in southwest Washington. 2025 SRFB Lower Columbia Grant Awards.

The Lower Columbia projects are part of a larger statewide grant program from the Recreation and Conservation Office which recently awarded more than $67 million in grants for 105 projects across the state to support outdoor recreation and conservation of wildlife habitat. Project descriptions are online here.

March 24, 2025 - The 2025 Grant Round is closed.

2025 Grant Round Materials

Lower Columbia Regional Monitoring Grants

LCFRB Request for Proposals
SRFB Request for Monitoring Proposals
RCO Manual 18M

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Lower Columbia Lead Entity Habitat Grants

Start a Project Record
Salmon Grants Manual
Grant Round Calendar
Evaluation Questions
Application Checklist
Application Content Checklist
Partner Contribution Form
State Application Resources

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Key Grant Round Events

2025 Events	Deadlines	Related Materials
Grant Round Opens	January 13	Grant Round Announcement
Pre-Proposal Meetings	January 13 - March 6	Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to schedule a meeting.
Habitat Grant Applications and Monitoring Grant Letters of Intent Due	March 24 at 12 PM PST UPDATED 3/3/2025	Review the regional monitoring request for proposals and lead entity and state application checklists.
Habitat Grant Proposal Presentations	April 15 - 17, April 22 - 24	Dates will be finalized after applications are submitted.
Monitoring Applications Due	May 1at 12 PM PST	Review the regional monitoring request for proposals and state application checklist.
Habitat and Monitoring Application Revisions Due	June 23 at 12 PM PST	Review the regional monitoring request for proposals and lead entity and state application checklists.
Habitat 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.
Salmon Recovery Funding Board Approves Ranked Project List	September 16 - 17	Board materials will be posted prior to the meeting.

Looking for project ideas?

Salmon Resource Map

Review habitat strategy priorities and past habitat projects in the Lower Columbia Salmon Resource Map.

Riparian Ecosystems

WDFW provides estimates of 200-year Site Potential Tree Height widths to guide protection and restoration of riparian ecosystem function.

Watershed Assessments

Review past watershed assessments and strategies for habitat needs and project concepts.