Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition; Price of Wales Watershed Association Project Planning Workshop

1. Federal Programs
for
Watershed
Restoration M. Penn
John Hudson
Habitat Restoration Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Juneau Fish and Wildlife Field Office

2. USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Mission: provide planning and technical assistance to address
natural resource concerns on private land
• Conservation Technical Assistance
(CTA)
– Technical assistance provided to landowners and land
users upon request
• Cost-share programs
– Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
– Wildlife Habitat Incentives Programs (WHIP)
Contact:
Samia Savell
District Conservationist
(907) 586-7220
samia.savell@ak.usda.gov

3. National Marine Fisheries
Service
Alaska Habitat Restoration Center
Mission: restore coastal, marine and anadromous fish habitats
that support the nation's fisheries and other trust resources
• marine debris clean-up (Tongass Narrows)
• stream bank rehabilitation
• fish passage restoration (Klawock Causeway)
• fish habitat restoration (Sal Creek)
Contact:
Erika Ammann
Restoration Ecologist
(907) 271-5118
Erika.Ammann@noaa.gov

4. Juneau Fish and Wildlife Field Office
Restoration and Conservation Programs
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Program
National Fish Passage
Program
Coastal Conservation Program

5. Juneau Fish and Wildlife Field Office
Restoration and Conservation Programs
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Program
Mission:To conserve, enhance, and
restore fish, wildlife, plants and their
habitat by providing technical and
financial support to private and non-
federal partners.
Partners:
•Private landowners
•Local and tribal governments
•Non-profits

6. Recent Projects
Fish Passage
Improvement
(Skagway) Riparian Enhancement
(Juneau, Skagway)
Native Plant
Resource
Facility
(Juneau)
Invasive Plant Management
(Juneau)

7. Juneau Fish and Wildlife Field Office
Restoration and Conservation Programs
Fish Passage Program
Mission:To restore native fish
and other aquatic species
by reconnecting habitat that
has been fragmented by
artificial barriers.
Partners
•Federal, state, local and tribal governments
•Non-profits

8. Recent
Projects
After Before
Harris River
Subdivision
(Hollis) After
Before Tincum Creek (Kasaan)

9. Juneau Fish and Wildlife Field Office
Restoration and Conservation Programs
Coastal Conservation
Program
Mission: Protect, restore, and
promote public stewardship of
coastal ecosystems through the
development of innovative
conservation partnerships.
Partners
•Federal, state, local and tribal governments
•Non-profits

10. Recent
Projects
• Habitat Protection throughout
SE Alaska
• Providing Public Access to Geographic
Information
• Watershed Council Capacity Building
and Internships
• In-lieu Fee Habitat Restoration
Program Development
• Restoration Project
Assessments in Juneau Duck Creek

11. COLLABORATION

12. Other Funding
Sources
Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund (ADFG)
Alaska Clean Water Action (ADEC)
POW Resource Advisory Council (USFS)

13. Working with Federal Funding Programs
1. Obtain non-profit status or partner with a non-profit/tribe/municipality
2. Register in CCR (Central Contractor Registration) & obtain a DUNS number
3. Enroll in ASAP (Automated Standard Application for Payment)
4. Work with program staff to develop a proposal or statement of work
5. Complete Cooperative Agreement forms
6. Begin project upon receipt of Notice of Award Letter
7. Withdraw funds through ASAP
8. Submit interim and final financial and performance reports
9. Achieve project milestones on schedule
10. Submit final report