Tualatin River Fisheries Enhancement Activities | BOR PN 20 N002

Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR PN 20 N002

The "Tualatin River Fisheries Enhancement Activities" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BOR PN 20 N002) is a continuation grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region. It sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity area and is associated with CFDA 15.517. The focus is fisheries habitat restoration effectiveness monitoring in the Tualatin River system, specifically within the Gales Creek sub-watershed, which is identified as critical habitat for winter steelhead trout.

The grant is tied to restoration work already completed from 2015 through 2018 under the Gales Creek sub-watershed Restoration Action Plan. Those earlier efforts included projects such as improvements at the Gales Creek/Clear Creek confluence, replacement of culverts that acted as fish passage barriers in the West Fork Beaver Creek area, and placement of large wood to improve in-stream habitat complexity. The current funding opportunity is intended to support the next step: ongoing Rapid Bio-Assessment monitoring of Clear Creek(s). The core purpose of that monitoring is to document and demonstrate whether the earlier enhancement projects are producing measurable benefits, which is a standard need in habitat restoration programs where agencies and partners must show outcomes, not just construction completion.

Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations that have IRS 501(c)(3) status and are not institutions of higher education. The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1). The posting lists an award ceiling of 0, which typically indicates the ceiling was not specified in the summary data or would be defined in related program materials rather than meaning no funding is available. Key dates provided were a creation/posting date of May 8, 2020, and an original closing date of May 22, 2020, indicating a relatively short application window consistent with a continuation-style award that may build on an existing partnership or prior project history.

In practical terms, applicants would be proposing work that continues field-based biological monitoring in Clear Creek to evaluate the effectiveness of fish habitat improvements made in the broader Gales Creek sub-watershed. The intended end result is credible, ongoing data that can be used to assess habitat restoration performance for winter steelhead trout and to inform future restoration decisions in the watershed.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation - Pacific Northwest Region in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tualatin River Fisheries Enhancement Activities" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.517.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 08, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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