Streamflow restoration grant application closes October 31

The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) launched a grant program for Streamflow Restoration implementation projects that closes on October 31. This first round of grants will focus on projects that improve streamflows and instream resources. Future funding cycles under this 15-year grant program will be based on a rule currently under development.

Up to $20 million in grant funding is available statewide, but priority will be given to watersheds and areas addressed in the law, and basins with Endangered Species Act-listed fish species. No match is required, but applications that include other funding sources will receive additional consideration.

Eligible applicants are limited to public entities (state and local agencies, and special use districts) and nonprofit organizations. Eligible projects include water acquisition, water storage, altered water management or infrastructure, and riparian and fish habitat improvement.

Submit an application here. For more information, view Ecology’s grant program slideshow.