Funding Opportunity Now Open

The Shellfish Strategic Initiative Lead (SIL) is excited to announce a new funding opportunity to increase harvestable shellfish bed acreage in Puget Sound. See blog post for more information.??

• This solicitation will be open for 8 weeks, applications are due October 20, 2023, by 11:59pm PT.??
• The Shellfish SIL has up to $4.5 million of EPA Puget Sound Geographic Program funds to award across four priorities ? $200,000 to $1 million per proposal.??
• Investment Priorities include On-site Sewage System (OSS) management, livestock manure management, Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) work, and addressing impacts from wastewater treatment plants on shellfish bed classification.? ?

Eligible applicants include local governments, non-profit organizations, state agencies, tribes, tribal consortia, institutions of higher learning, special purpose districts, and municipal or domestic (sewage) wastewater treatment plant owners and operators.?

Save the dates for an overview of the 2023 RFP investment priorities and how to develop and submit a competitive application.???

• Investment Priorities A-C (Nonpoint) Applicant Webinar: September 7, 2023, from 10:00 ? 11:30am (Zoom link)?
• Investment Priority D (Outfall) Applicant Webinar: September 18, 2023, from 10:00 ? 11:30am (Zoom link)?

Learn more by visiting the Shellfish RFP webpage. Sign up for the SILs blog to stay-up-to-date on everything the Strategic Initiative Leads are working on.??

Sincerely,??
Shellfish Strategic Initiative Lead Team?