Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (Annual Appropriations and IIJA Funds)
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-06-08. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If you lead a western state agency or federally recognized tribe with a salmon conservation project, this $25M fund is purpose-built for you.
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What this is
This is a large-scale environmental restoration fund administered by NOAA under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and FY2026 appropriations. Eligible applicants are limited to six western states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Alaska) and federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast. Projects must focus on salmon and steelhead conservation, habitat restoration, or fisheries management aligned with 'Gold Standard Science' principles. The funding is substantial ($0–$25M awards) and specifically designed for governmental and tribal entities, not private startups or independent researchers.
Who can apply
Only the six Pacific coastal states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Alaska) and federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast are eligible. Private companies, solo founders, and most startups are explicitly ineligible; universities and non-profits should confirm eligibility through the 'Additional Information on Eligibility' section.
Eligible applicant types
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Full description — from the agency
NOAA announces the availability of Federal funding, authorized pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117-58 (November 15, 2021) and the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Pub. L. 119-74 (January 23, 2026), for necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations. The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) program makes such funding available to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska) for projects necessary for the conservation of salmon and steelhead populations listed as threatened or endangered, or identified by a State as at-risk to be so-listed; for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing; or for the conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat. This announcement supports the Executive Order 14276 Restoring America’s Seafood Competitiveness by focusing on core fisheries management, addressing threats to our nation’s waters, and using science to strengthen healthy and harvestable populations of Pacific salmon. Additionally, projects shall follow the “Gold Standard Science” principles - emphasizing reproducibility, transparency, clear communication of error and uncertainty, collaboration, skepticism of findings and assumptions, structures for falsifiability of hypotheses, unbiased peer review, and freedom from conflict of interest in alignment with Executive Order 14303 Restoring Gold Standard Science. A federally recognized tribe is defined as an Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130, 5131. See Executive Order No. 13175 (2000). Native subsistence is inclusive of federally recognized non-treaty tribal salmon fisheries. This announcement outlines the priorities and guidelines that will be used to award funding to eligible entities.
Topics: salmon recovery · pacific coastal restoration · tribal fisheries · endangered species conservation · habitat restoration · noaa funding · environmental science · steelhead conservation
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