Category: Funding
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PMEP FY27 Request for Proposals is Now Open
PMEP is requesting proposals for FY27 project funding. Proposals are due September 15, 2026. Funding will be available in spring/summer of 2027. PMEP will award an estimated $175,000-$250,000 in FY2027 for projects that advance its mission. This amount is based on previous funding received from the NFHP for this purpose. The exact amount of funding…
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NOW Accepting Proposals for Increasing Recreational Fisheries Engagement through the Fish Habitat Partnerships (FY26)
NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation and Recreational Fishing Initiative are pleased to announce another informal funding opportunity in FY26 for coastal Fish Habitat Partnership project that support habitat conservation or restoration and engagement with the recreational fishing community. The goals of this funding opportunity are to enhance collaboration with recreational fishing partners and to protect…
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PMEP Funds Assessment of Seagrass Restoration Effectiveness
PMEP has awarded FY25 funds from the National Fish Habitat Partnership to Oregion State University to assess the response of fish communities of seagrass restoration in Coos Bay and Yaquina Bay, Oregon. Researchers will evaluate diversity, abundance, and performance metrics of species at restoration sites in these estuaries and compare those metrics to natural seagrass…
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PMEP Funds Catalina Island Eelgrass Restoration, California
PMEP has awarded FY25 funds from the National Fish Habitat Partnership to the Santa Monica Bay Foundation to continue its work restoring eelgrass around Catalina Island. The Bay Foundation will restore critical fish habitat connectivity on Catalina Island by transplanting 60,000 square feet of native Pacific eelgrass (Zostera pacifica) to a cove that historically supported…
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Increasing Recreational Fisheries Engagement Through the Fish Habitat Partnerships Request for Proposals
The Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) is partnering with NOAA to facilitate proposals for an informal funding opportunity in FY24 for Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership projects that support habitat conservation or restoration and engagement with the recreational fishing community. The total funding available is approximately $150,000. We are looking for projects that…
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PMEP is now accepting proposals for FY26 funding
Deadline for proposal submission is December 2, 2024. PMEP will award an estimated $250,000-$350,000 in FY2026 for projects that advance its mission. The exact amount of funding available varies annually and is not known at this time. In an effort to fund a diverse portfolio of projects, strong project proposals that request less than $100,000 are…
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PMEP Suports Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Assessment of Ediz Hook Lagoon
PMEP is proud to support the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s Biological Assessment of the Ediz Hook Lagoon with funding from the National Fish Habitat Partnership. The Tribe will conduct field surveys to determine fish and shellfish use of a 28-acre estuarine lagoon at the base of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles, Washington. The project will…
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PMEP supports Midcoast Watersheds Council tidal restoration project
PMEP is thrilled to provide FY24 National Fish Habitat Partnership funding to the Midcoast Watersheds Council to complete the design of its Bayview Oxbow Tidal Restoration in Alsea Bay, Oregon. When constructed this project will restore tidal conditions to one half of an old oxbow of the Alsea River, restoring about 34% of the tidal…
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Increasing Recreational Fisheries Engagement Through the Fish Habitat Partnerships Request for Proposals
The Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) is partnering with NOAA to facilitate proposals for an informal funding opportunity in FY24 for Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership projects that support habitat conservation or restoration and engagement with the recreational fishing community. The total funding available is approximately $150,000. We are looking for projects that…
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FY2025 PMEP Request for Proposals is Now Live!
The Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) requests proposals for projects that restore, enhance, or protect estuarine and nearshore marine fish habitat conservation and restoration along the West Coast. Restoration, acquisition, and assessment projects are eligible. PMEP will award an estimated $250,000-$350,000 in FY2025 for projects that advance its mission. In an effort…