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Riparian Grant Program - $25 million (Capital Funding)
The budget proviso language states, “The appropriations in this section are provided solely for the state conservation commission to provide grants for riparian restoration projects with landowners.” Funding supports projects that demonstrate a clear benefit to state salmon recovery goals. Read the full proviso language here.
Salmon Riparian Restoration Program Outreach - $2 million (Operating Funding)
The budget proviso language states, “One-time funding is provided solely to support the outreach, identification, and implementation of salmon riparian habitat restoration projects that are appropriated through the capital budget.”
Work Group
To guide this work, SCC formed a work group and advisory committee. Thank you to those who volunteered to help draft the Riparian Grant Program guidelines. Notes and links to past meeting recordings are available here.
Eligibility
Conservation districts are the only eligible entities for this program. All other organizations, agencies, and entities are encouraged to work with their local conservation district to identify, support, and partner on riparian project implementation. Find your local conservation district here.
All land ownerships are eligible under this program including private, Tribal, Federal, State, non-profit organization, or local government ownerships.
Riparian Grant Program funds may be used for the following eligible project types:
- Outreach which generates riparian restoration projects
- Technical assistance, planning, design, and project monitoring
- Landowner-implemented cost-share projects
- District-Implemented Projects (DIPs)
- Maintenance of previously installed practices
All stream types regardless of the presence of salmonids are eligible for riparian restoration and protection projects under this program.
This includes all management areas adjacent to freshwaters, wetlands, and marine waters that have been locally or regionally identified as an area where salmon recovery efforts would significantly benefit from enhanced protection or restoration.
Climate Commitment Act (CCA) Requirements
RPPP received additional funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA), which directs cap-and-invest dollars to reduce climate pollution, create jobs, and improve public health. Learn more at climate.wa.gov.
For any SCC grant program funded by the CCA, applicants must notify all affected federally recognized Tribes within the project area as early as possible prior to funding approval. See scc.wa.gov/cd/cca for all Climate Commitment Requirements.
The notifications must follow the instructions below:
- Pre-application notification instructions
- Letter template (Word) | Letter template (PDF)
Notification emails must include:
NOTE: This requirement is separate from and in addition to cultural resources requirements they cannot be combined into one process.
Reporting (FY 23-25)
Reporting on all activities for FY23-25 is required. Cost-share projects will be reported utilizing SCC’s Conservation Practice Data System (CPDS) while all other work will be reported utilizing this form: Riparian Grant Program Reporting Form.
Additional reporting through the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) is required for the following:
