02J49101

Description:
The Puget Sound Climate Resilient Riparian Systems Lead Cooperative Agreement will work with local programs and landowners to voluntarily protect and restore Puget Sound riparian habitat in priority watersheds, supporting salmon recovery and resilience to climate change. This agreement will provide funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the Washington Department of Ecology to implement the Puget Sound Action Agenda's riparian conservation and climate resiliency objectives, as described in the 2022 Puget Sound Action Agenda (particularly Strategy 4 - Riparian Areas, and Strategy 20 - Climate Adaptation and Resilience), as well as tribal treaty rights and salmon recovery goals. The Puget Sound Action Agenda serves as the EPA-approved comprehensive conservation and management plan (CCMP) under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act.

Activities:
The recipient will solicit and manage subawards that advance riparian management objectives, foster innovation, and ultimately increase our climate resilient riparian acreage in Puget Sound. Recipient will establish a program that identifies, pilots, and funds innovative approaches to working with landowners to protect, restore, and steward riparian areas. Regional, federal, state, and tribal implementation partners will be engaged to achieve broad, sustainable support for improved riparian management and expanded investments.

Subrecipient:
The lead will solicit and manage subawards that advance riparian management objectives, foster innovation, and ultimately increase climate resilient riparian acreage in Puget Sound. This includes setting up the agreements for subawardee coalition partners (State Conservation Commission, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and the Puget Sound Institute), as well as a pass through subaward program for riparian conservation.

Outcomes:
The anticipated deliverables include convening advisory groups that provide key input to investments and approaches, and subawards funded to advance riparian area management and climate resilience. The short-term outcome is to produce a geographic prioritization for riparian conservation, incorporating subject matter experts in riparian management and salmon recovery priorities. Long-term outcomes include implementing innovative new approaches to incentivize riparian conservation, and making progress towards vital signs targets that support climate resilient riparian areas (e.g., acres protected, restored, treated for invasive species). Intended beneficiaries are Western WA tribes with treaty rights to fish salmon, landowners engaging in voluntary conservation efforts, and the salmon recovery and Puget Sound restoration communities.

Washington State Department Of Ecology

5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 1 - PILLAR 1: CLEAN AIR, LAND, AND WATER FOR EVERY AMERICAN 1.1 - TBD 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.3 - REVITALIZE LAND AND PREVENT CONTAMINATION 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - PILLAR 1: CLEAN AIR, LAND, AND WATER FOR EVERY AMERICAN 1.1 - TBD 1 - CORE MISSION 1.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY 1 - PILLAR 1: CLEAN AIR, LAND, AND WATER FOR EVERY AMERICAN 1.1 - TBD 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.2 - EMBED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS INTO EPA’S PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - PILLAR 1: CLE

66.123 - Puget Sound Action Agenda: Technical Investigations and Implementation Assistance Program

EPA Region 10: Seattle [EPA - RO]

Lacey, Washington 98503 United States

Single Zip Code

2023 Request for Applications: Puget Sound Action Agenda — Climate Resilient Riparian Systems Lead (EPA-I-R10-PS-2023-001)

Infrastructure $9,894,685 (39%) percent this Cooperative Agreement was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 39% from $39,894,685 to $55,432,506.