RCO Grants Available This Year

Grant Program	Description	Eligible Applicants	Applications Accepted	Total Grant Funding Anticipated
ALEA Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account	Funding to buy, protect, and restore aquatic lands habitat and to provide public access to the waterfront.	Local agencies* State agencies Tribes	February 1-May1	$5 million
BFP Boating Facilities Program	Funding to buy, develop, and renovate facilities for motorized boats.	Local agencies State agencies Tribes	February 1-July 2	$9.5 million
BIG Boating Infrastructure Grant Program	Funding to develop and renovate boating facilities and for boater education.	Local agencies* State agencies Tribes Boating nonprofits Private operators of recreational boating businesses	February 1-May1	$95,000 Grants for more than $100,000 compete nationally.
ESRP Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program	Funding to restore or protect Puget Sound near-shore ecosystem processes and functions.	Local agencies State agencies Federal agencies Tribes Private organizations Academic institutions Non-government organizations	Annually, check schedule at Puget Sound Nearshore Project Web site	$10 million
FARR Firearm and Archery Range Recreation	Funding to support shooting facilities.	Local agencies* State agencies Nonprofit shooting organizations	February 1-July 2	$500,000
FFFPP Family Forest Fish Passage Program	Funding to remove barriers to salmon and bull trout migration.	Small forest landowners	June 30	$4 million
LWCF Land and Water Conservation Fund	Funding to buy or develop public outdoor recreation areas and facilities.	Local agencies* State agencies Tribes	February 1-May1	$1 million
NOVA Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities	Funding to develop and manage motorized and non-motorized trail facilities and off-road vehicle areas, and to support education and enforcement activities.	Local agencies State agencies Federal agencies Tribes	February 1-July 2	$9 million
RTP Recreational Trails Program	Funding to renovate and maintain recreational trails and facilities that provide a backcountry experience.	Local agencies* Nonprofits State agencies Federal agencies Tribes	February 1 - July 2	$1.8 million
Salmon Recovery	Funding to improve important habitat conditions or watershed processes to benefit salmon and bull trout.	Local agencies* State agencies Tribes Landowners Nonprofits Conservation Districts Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups	February 1 - August 24. Applications first must be approved by lead entities.	$18 million
WWRP Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program	Funding for local and state parks, trails, water access, state land conservation and restoration, farmland preservation, and habitat conservation.	Local agencies* State agencies Tribes Nonprofits* Salmon recovery lead entities	February 1-May1	$55 million

*Local agencies: Cities, counties, towns, federally recognized Native American tribes, special purpose districts, port districts, or other political subdivision of the state providing services to less than the entire state if legally authorized to acquire and develop public open space, habitat, farmlands, riparian habitat, or recreation facilities.

**State agencies: Conservation Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of General Administration, Department of Natural Resources, and State Parks and Recreation Commission.

***Only qualified conservation nonprofits in the farmland and riparian protection categories.

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