Puget Sound Ecosystem Funding
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On this wiki, Puget Sound Ecosystem Funding is a network of federal, state and local programs, which allocate primarily state and federal tax and bond resources to a variety of Efforts. Funding is usually associated with a planning system--for example, funding for salmon is largely driven by Salmon Recovery Planning. Efforts that meet the most important needs of the right plan, and meet other criteria generally get funds. Most Federal funding systems work on an annual basis. Most State funding systems are organized on a biennial cycle driven by the Washington State Capital Budget.
One of the best ways to understand how ecological work happens in Puget Sound is to understand the mechanics of the funding system. The quantity of resources allocated to different needs describes a status quo values system measurable in dollars. Local Jurisdictions vary widely in their allocation of public resources to ecological work. Observing how local government funding is organized around ecosystem work provides a useful gauge of local effort.
Notes on The Puget Sound Funding System[edit]
- The Align - Grant Coordination Workgroup was created in 2015 by Ecology and RCO following initial meetings of the Coordinated Investment effort to support coordination of funding in Washington State.
Funding Programs[edit]
On the wiki, funding programs are described and analyzed using effort pages, and are organized by the origin of funds (see Strata of Government). Insiders frequently identify programs by acronym, and so the colloquial acronym is included in the page name. Common usage may be non-phonetic (for example, PSAR is commonly pronounced 'Pee-Sar'). More then one workgroup may be involved in program administration, funding varies from year to year, more than one webpage may describe the program, each program may reference or consider several planning efforts, and the precise objectives of the program may not be apparent on the website, and require evaluation of the RFP, which may change. Understanding the dynamics of this network of programs requires experience.
Federal Funding Programs
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
- Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP)
- Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
- Community-based Restoration Program (CRP)
- Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG)
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
- National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant
- Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF)
- Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
- Puget Sound National Estuary Program (NEP)
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)
- Wetland Reserve Program
State Funding Programs
- Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account (ALEA)
- Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board
- Coastal Protection Fund - Terry Husseman Account
- Community Forests Program (CFP)
- Conservation Futures
- Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP)
- Family Forest Fish Passage Program (FFPPP)
- Flood Control Assistance Account Program (FCAAP)
- Floodplains by Design (FbD)
- Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
- No Child Left Inside (NCLI)
- Shore Friendly Program
- State Salmon Programs
- Stream Flow Restoration Program
- Sustainable Farms and Fields Grant Program
- The Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program
- Urban and Community Forestry Program (UCF)
- Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP)
Local Funding Mechanisms
Other Pages Concerned With Funding[edit]
- Align Grant Coordination Workgroup
- Bioregional Funding Facilities Funding Resources
- Blackmore 2009 obstacles to salmon recovery projects
- Canty 2015 NEP riparian easement advisory
- Cereghino 2009 conservation marketplace concept
- Cereghino 2015 accelerating estuary restoration
- Cereghino 2015 coordinated investment concept
- Cereghino 2015 grant administrative streamlining
- Cereghino 2019 DRAFT project description problem focus group
- Cereghino 2021 climate resilience capital funding
- Cereghino 2022 funding system improvement to leadership council
- Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
- File:EffortStructure.jpg
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021
- Investment Agriculture Foundation
- Kilmer et al 2023 federal grants news
- MC2 2018 lead entity lean study
- National Forest Foundation
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- PRISM - RCO Project Information System
- RCO et al 2023 Align grant coordination MOU
- Real Estate Excise Tax for Conservation
- Resources Legacy Fund
- Ryan-Penula et al 2017 LIO plan summary analysis
- Sahandy & Daily 2014 watershed proviso recommendations
- Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB)
- SRFB 2019 large project barriers
- Storm and Surface Water Drainage Utilities
- Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead
- File:Wild Salmon Center 2022 infrastructure funding for salmon.pdf
- File:Williamson 2020 streamline grant budgets washington.pdf