Funding to Implement the Puget Sound Action Agenda
Under the National Estuary Program, EPA provides funding to Washington state agencies as Lead Organizations to develop and implement six-year strategies for four categories of ecosystem protection and restoration to implement the Puget Sound Action Agenda.
EPA funds for the four categories total $48.4 million for the first three years. EPA can provide additional funds over the course of six years, dependent on federal appropriations.
Lead Organizations are making investments to implement the 2012 Puget Sound Action Agenda and the priorities set through the strategic initiative process. The three strategic initiatives for 2012/2013 include:
- Prevent pollution from urban stormwater runoff
- Protect and restore habitat
- Recover shellfish beds
Lead Organizations use competitive processes, and in some cases direct awards, to fund work identified in their six-year strategies.
In addition, the Puget Sound Partnership and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) have cooperative agreements with EPA. The Partnership’s funding focuses on regional engagement, stewardship and managing the implementation of the Action Agenda. The NWIFC awards grants to the 19 federally recognized tribes in Puget Sound and any authorized consortium of these tribes to implement high priority projects identified in the Action Agenda.
This funding is a small part of the overall funding that supports the conservation and restoration of Puget Sound. For more information on other grant and loan funding for protection and restoration projects in Puget Sound visit:
- Washington state Recreation and Conservation Office website
- Washington state Department of Ecology website
Projects Funded by Lead Organizations
Click here to find a list of projects that Lead Organizations have funded to implement the Puget Sound Action Agenda.
Funding Opportunities
The following list includes upcoming funding opportunities that are anticipated by Lead Organizations. Please check back often for updates.
| Request for Proposals | Approximate Date of Issue | Date of Closure |
| Toxics and Nutrients Lead Organization | ||
| Landscaper Accreditation Program | July 2012 | Closed |
| Storm Drain Cleaning | August 2012 |
Closed |
| Green Chemistry | September 2012 | February 1, 2013 |
| Nutrients in a Watershed | August 2012 | Closed |
| Emerging Contaminants | September 2012 | Closed |
| Marine and Nearshore Lead Organization | ||
| Marine Biofouling Assessment | June 2012 |
Closed |
| Oil Spill Preparedness & Response | July 2012 | Closed |
| Beach Restoration (Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program RFP) | August 2012 | Closed |
| Puget Sound Partnership Stewardship | ||
| Citizen Action Training School | Fall 2012 | |
| ECO Net Social Marketing Grants | Fall 2012 | |
| Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission | ||
| Tribal Projects to Restore and Protect Puget Sound | June 2012 | Closed |
| Watershed Lead Organization | ||
| Improve watershed management – land use tools to protect and/or restore ecological processes and functions | October 2012 | January 25, 2013 |
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Specific information about funding opportunities, including how to apply is available at the links below:
Marine and nearshore protection and restoration focuses on: Effective regulation and stewardship, strategic capital investments, programs that address high priority threats to the marine and nearshore ecosystem, and adaptive management. The state departments of Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources are the Lead Organizations for this category.
For more information, please contact:
Maggie Mckeown, WDNR: Margaret.Mckeown@dnr.wa.gov, 360.902.1072
Patricia Jatczak, WDFW: Patricia.Jatczak@dfw.wa.gov, 360.902.2597
Watershed protection and restoration focuses on: Watershed characterization, land use and working lands, strategies to manage stormwater and strategies to protect and restore watershed ecosystems. The state departments of Ecology and Commerce are the Lead Organizations for this work.
For more information, please contact:
Kim Harper, Ecology: KHAR461@ECY.WA.GOV, 425.649.4451
Doug Peters, Department of Commerce: doug.peters@commerce.wa.gov, 360.725.3046
Toxics and nutrients prevention, reduction and control focuses on: Reducing toxic chemicals in products, preventing toxic chemicals in stormwater, determining the how human sources of nutrients affect Puget Sound, and reducing nutrient loadings in a prioritized fashion. The state Department of Ecology is the Lead Organization for this category.
For more information, please contact:
Andrew Kolosseus, Department of Ecology: AKOL461@ECY.WA.GOV, 360.407.7543
Pathogen prevention, reduction and control focuses on: Implementing local on-site sewage management plans, establishing sustainable local nonpoint pollution identification and correction programs, and reducing pathogen loadings through improved manure management. The state departments of Health and Ecology are the Lead Organizations.
For more information, please contact:
Mary Knackstedt, Department of Health: Mary.Knackstedt@DOH.WA.GOV, 360.236.3319
| EPA Puget Sound Funding Map (Web site) |