The Puget Sound Partnership is pleased to announce the release of the?2025-2027 Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) Large Capital Projects request for proposals (RFP) and supplemental questions.
The PSAR Large Capital program funds projects that are regionally significant and provide the most benefit to salmon species in Puget Sound.
With the release of the RFP, the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council, Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council, and the Puget Sound Partnership invite applicants to submit proposals that protect and restore habitat with the highest benefits for salmon. The top rated, regionally significant priority capital projects will be incorporated into a regional package for funding in the 2025-2027 biennium state budget.
Eligible project types include the following:
- Restoration
- Acquisition
- Planning projects (assessments, designs, inventories, and studies) ? the results of this type of project must directly and clearly lead to preliminary or final project design
- Combination projects (acquisition and restoration OR acquisition and planning)
- Phased projects
- Distinct, individual projects (bundling of projects within a watershed is not allowed for Large Capital applications)
Pre-proposal materials are due in?PRISM?by April 10, 2024 for preliminary review. for preliminary tiering by April 24, 2024. Pre-proposals that rank highly across most criteria will be notified on April 24 and invited to submit full proposals by May 21, 2024.
You can find the PSAR Large Capital Projects RFP here and the supplemental questions here.
Please direct questions to Marlies Wierenga, PSAR program manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, at [email protected] or 360-968-9673. ?
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ABOUT PSAR
The Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) program was created in 2007 to help carry out the most important habitat protection and restoration projects for Puget Sound. The Washington State Legislature budgets funding every two years for PSAR.
PSAR projects restore habitat key to the survival of Puget Sound salmon populations. These projects are reviewed to make sure they benefit salmon populations and local communities. PSAR projects are endorsed by members of the public, cities, counties, Tribes, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.
Since PSAR was created, the program has supported the work of partners to restore and protect over 3,300 acres of estuary habitat, more than 150 miles for fish passage, and over 14,000 acres of watershed habitat. PSAR projects support multiple benefits in addition to Puget Sound salmon, including climate resilience and flood protection, jobs, recreation, and Tribal treaty rights.
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