Development of an Integrated Fisheries Restoration and Monitoring Plan for the Klamath Basin | F18AS00183

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The grant opportunity titled "Development of an Integrated Fisheries Restoration and Monitoring Plan for the Klamath Basin" (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00183) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service notice describing continued federal support for completing a basin-wide fisheries restoration and monitoring plan for the Klamath Basin. It is issued by the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and is categorized as a discretionary natural resources award under CFDA 15.608. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which signals that the federal agency expects to remain actively involved in shaping the work as it proceeds rather than simply providing funding and stepping back.

At its core, the project is about developing a final, integrated plan that brings structure and coordination to fisheries restoration and monitoring across the Klamath Basin. The document justifies continuing the plan development effort and lays out how the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) will facilitate that development. The final plan is intended to pull together several major elements that are often handled separately: strategic habitat conservation principles, long-term trend monitoring, monitoring of restoration effectiveness, and the use of the best available science. These pieces are to be combined within an adaptive management framework, meaning the plan is not meant to be static; it is designed to support learning over time, using monitoring results to refine restoration priorities, methods, and performance measures as conditions change or as new evidence emerges.

A central feature of the opportunity is the collaborative governance structure for building the plan. PSMFC is positioned as the facilitator, while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) serve as both administrative and technical co-leads. This arrangement emphasizes coordination between state-federal fisheries expertise and federal trust and regulatory responsibilities. The approach described is explicitly built to encourage full participation by "Cooperating Partners," and the notice clarifies that Cooperating Partners, as defined by the Service and NMFS, include agencies and tribes that hold fisheries and aquatic habitat management jurisdiction and/or authorities in the Klamath Basin. In practice, that definition matters because it frames who is expected to be at the table when priorities are set, data and monitoring approaches are aligned, and decisions are made about how to evaluate success.

The planning approach is also described as being modeled after similar basin-scale planning efforts that have a proven track record. That language suggests the project is intended to follow established methods for building shared restoration strategies: aligning goals across jurisdictions, identifying limiting factors for fish populations, selecting measurable objectives, standardizing monitoring where possible, and creating a decision-making process that can incorporate new data. The end product is expected to be a practical roadmap that not only identifies restoration and monitoring priorities but also provides a framework for consistent implementation and assessment over time.

In terms of funding and administrative details, the notice lists an award ceiling of $500,000 with an expectation of a single award. The creation date is July 18, 2018. The "OriginalClosingDate" field states that this is a notice of intent and that the required forms have already been received by the recipient, which indicates it is not a typical open competition. Instead, it reflects an intended award arrangement, with eligibility broadly labeled as "Others" but effectively pointing to the identified recipient for this continuation effort. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted support to complete a comprehensive, science-based, partner-driven fisheries restoration and monitoring plan that can guide long-term work in the Klamath Basin and provide a consistent basis for evaluating restoration outcomes.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Development of an Integrated Fisheries Restoration and Monitoring Plan for the Klamath Basin" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 18, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This is a notice of intent and the required forms have already been received by the recipient.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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