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Up to $106M Available Via Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund
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Up to $106M Available Via Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund

Federal funds totaling up to $106 million are being made available through the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund for Pacific Salmon (PCSRF) and steelhead recovery and conservation projects. The funds announced on Dec. 5 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) come from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. The deadline to apply is March 4, 2024. The money goes toward supporting state and tribal salmon restoration projects to protect, conserve and restore the fish populations and their habitats. In a statement, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said the money would power transformational, high impact projects and support efforts by states and tribes to protect and conserve salmon populations. The PCSRF program funds projects a...