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Appendix F Options for Funding New Efforts Grants The grants discussed in this section are only a sample of potential funding sources, and others may be available. In addition, please note that loans should also be taken into consideration, especially when addressing highcost capital facilities such as sewage treatment plants. Option 91. Pursue grant sources recommended in EPA’s Smart Growth program. Smart growth is an approach that balances development and environmental protection. It accommodates growth while preserving open space and critical habitat, reusing land, and protecting water supplies and air quality. The EPA has developed a guide of funding resources to help organizations address the varied aspects of smart growth. These are just a few potential resources: • Environmental Education Grants Program: Funding for projects that design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques. This grant program is administered by the EPA Office of Environmental Education. The Mason Conservation District was awarded one of these grants in 2001 for an environmental education program in the Pioneer School District. • Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program: Financial assistance for projects related to watershed protection, water supply, water quality, erosion and sediment control, wetland creation and restoration, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, and public recreation. This program is administered by the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service. • Bring Back the Natives Grant Program: Funding to restore degraded riparian habitats and native aquatic species through watershed restoration and improved land management. This program is administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. • Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program: Technical and financial assistance to private landowners who want to voluntarily restore or improve native habitats for fish and wildlife on their lands. This program is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. • Five-Star Restoration Program: Challenge grants for restoration projects that involve multiple and diverse partners, including government agencies, community groups, businesses, schools, and environmental organizations. This program is administered by the EPA. Several Washington Cities and Counties have received funding of $10,000–$15,000 in recent years. page 148 Final Plan for County Adoption – May 11, 2006
Options for Funding New Efforts Appendix F • Wetlands Reserve Program: Cost-sharing opportunities for landowners to restore and protect wetlands in exchange for retiring marginal agricultural land. This program is administered by the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service. These or other grant opportunities could be pursued to help fund implementation activities in WRIA 16. Option 92. Pursue funding through Ecology’s Water Quality Program. Ecology administers two major grant programs for water-quality projects in Washington State: • The Centennial Clean Water Fund • The Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants Program These programs target projects that reduce sources of pollution, including agricultural BMP and water quality monitoring projects. Funding is available to local governments, tribes, special purpose districts, and some nonprofit groups. Option 93. Pursue funding through the Salmon Recovery Funding Board for habitat improvements or land acquisition Washington State’s Salmon Recovery Funding board funds projects to restore or acquire salmon habitat. Grant requests can be submitted by local governments, tribes, nonprofit organizations, conservation districts, or landowners, among others. In WRIA 16, SRFB projects are overseen and prioritized by the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, who is the “Lead Entity” for salmon recovery in the region. In WRIA 16, SRFB funds have been used for projects such as the Salmonid Refugia Study, acquisition of land in the Dosewallips and Skokomish sub-basins, and restoration activities in the Dosewallips and Skokomish estuaries and uplands (HCCC, 2004). Stakeholders in WRIA 16 could continue to pursue SRFB funding for habitat improvements and land acquisitions. Option 94. Pursue funding through a variety of other grant or loan mechanisms Many other grant or loan opportunities may be available through the following (or other) programs: • Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council, Infrastructure Database, www.infrafunding.wa.gov/ • National Agricultural Library, Water Quality Information Center, Funding Sources for Water Quality, www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/funding.html Final Plan for County Adoption – May 11, 2006 page 149
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