Stormwater Threats and Clean Water Solutions for Puget Sound Salmonids

Funding Opportunity Number: F16AS00043 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentNatural ResourcesScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 15.650Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Dec 11, 2015Award Ceiling: $45,075Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Nov 30, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The proposed scientific research project will assess the impacts of toxic stormwater runoff on Pacific salmonids and their habitats in urban and urbanizing watersheds of Puget Sound. Moreover, the effectiveness of pollution reduction technologies (i.e., green stormwater infrastructure) as a strategy to improve water quality and enhance salmon survival in freshwater spawning and rearing habitats will be evaluated. This project will scientifically determine the extent to which ongoing changes in human population growth, coastal development, land cover change, climate change, stormwater runoff, and degraded water quality may undermine efforts to effectively conserve and recover salmon and other living aquatic resources. Furthermore, the project will identify solutions-oriented strategies to mitigate toxic runoff and promote ecological resiliency in Puget Sound.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding