FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Puget Sound Recovery Acceleration Funding Tool

RAFT helps distill information on funding opportunities into a central location. This is a place to find those funding opportunities relevant to Puget Sound and salmon recovery.

If you would like to add an opportunity, please email strategicfunding@psp.wa.gov.

Federal Funding for Nature Based Solutions

The National Wildlife Federation has developed a searchable database of federal funding sources for nature-based infrastructure solutions. Click the link above to search for funding and resources that fit your needs.

The Tribal Climate Change Funding Guide

The Tribal Climate Change Funding Guide is intended to provide up-to-date information on grants, programs and plans that may assist tribes in addressing climate change through a broad range of sectors.

Habitat, Stormwater and Shellfish Strategic Initiative Lead (SIL) funding

EPA National Estuary Funding (NEP) for Puget Sound Recovery

Department of Ecology 6PPD Funding

Funding available for 6PPD Stormwater Research: Ecology's 6PPD Team anticipates receiving $2.9 million for new 6PPD stormwater management research. This funding will support 2 years of research from July 2025 - June 2027. Qualifying funding recipients include Tribal Nations and public organizations as defined by RCW 39.34.020. If you have a project idea, reach out to Madison at madison.bristol@ecy.wa.gov to set up an initial meeting. To learn more about this funding, please visit 6PPD stormwater research website.

Though there is no deadline for proposals, pitches received between April - June 2025 and projects led by or in collaboration with Tribal Nations will be prioritized for funding.

Neighborhood Stormwater Assistance and Education SIL Grants

The Stormwater SIL is looking for projects that support neighborhood-scale stormwater improvements, including:

  • Developing tools, resources, or programs to educate landowners and influencers (real estate agents, Homeowners Associations (HOAs), land use consultants, contractors, and others) about stormwater practices  

  • Providing technical assistance such as pre-application and compliance support and incentives to implement and maintain green stormwater infrastructure  

  • Community outreach events, such as restoration plantings or Low Impact Design (LID)/Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) educational seminars and trainings

  • Developing long-term plans, agreements, and funding mechanisms for developing and maintaining stormwater infrastructure within local individual catchments; or  

  • GSI training and/or certification programs aligned with community affordable housing, workforce development, and environmental justice goals.  

  • See the full Request for Proposals and supports available to applicants here.

  • Proposals due July 9th

Shellfish SIL Onsite Sewage System Management in Puget Sound Watersheds 

The Shellfish SIL grant program has $500,000 available to support onsite sewage system (OSS) management in Puget Sound watersheds impacting shellfish growing area harvest. Eligible applicants include local governments, non-profit organizations, state agencies, tribes, tribal consortia, institutions of higher learning, and special purpose districts. The project duration will be 1- 2 years (ending in November 2027).

Learn more here and contact Audrey Coyne (Audrey.coyne@doh.wa.gov) with any questions.

Closing August 1, 2025

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program for Tribal Nations;

The U.S. Department of Energy’s EECBG Program provides $8.8 million of available non-competitive funding to 774 eligible Tribal Nations, including Alaska Native Regional and Village corporations. EECBG Program funding can be used as seed funding that can grow into bigger projects, assisting communities to meet energy efficiency goals. Tribal Nations can use EECBG Program funds to upgrade buildings, install renewable energy equipment, or develop climate and clean energy plans. Deadline: May 31, 2025.

There are no upcoming events at this time.