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Ecosystem Coordination Board to discuss funding strategies for Puget Sound recovery

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
August 13, 2024

*MEDIA CONTACT: *Kevin Hyde, 360.819.3045, [email protected] 

The Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet online on Thursday, August 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and then 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 pm.

We’ll be providing an all-virtual livestream of this meeting, through TVW.

TVW web link: [link removed]

*General Public Comment*: If you would like to submit public comment to the Ecosystem Coordination Board, please contact Jillian Reitz at (360) 742-2936 or [email protected] by 12:00 p.m. on August 14, 2024.

The full Ecosystem Coordination Board agenda and meeting materials [ [link removed] ] are available through our board meetings page: [link removed] [ [link removed] ].

Meeting highlights include:

Morning session:


* A presentation and discussion about the June 25 Equity Advisory Group training. Board members will hear a recap on learnings from Ecosystem Coordination Board members and Partnership staff who participated in the training. Board members will then discuss next steps for the ECB to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion in their work and begin to center environmental justice in policy, planning, and implementation of the Puget Sound recovery effort. Presentation by Julia Watson, chair of the Ecosystem Coordination Board.  

Afternoon session:


* A presentation and discussion about the Strategic Funding Program. Partnership staff will present an update on the work of the Strategic Funding Team (SFT), including an overview of the funding barriers framework and the SFT's decision to begin addressing the issues of match requirements and multiple application demands. Ecosystem Coordination Board members will then have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. Presentation by Jennifer Grimm, strategic funding manager the Puget Sound Partnership, and Jessica Reynolds, funding barriers strategist at the Puget Sound Partnership.


* A presentation and discussion about 2025 legislative session plans and priorities. Staff will share an early list of topics and ideas for attention during the 2025 legislative session and will seek Ecosystem Coordination Board input to add and refine the list. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership.

The full Ecosystem Coordination Board agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: [link removed].

If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify Boards Policy Advisor Jillian Reitz at 360.742.2936. 

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About the Ecosystem Coordination Board

The Ecosystem Coordination Board's main role is to advise the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council on carrying out its responsibilities, which includes supporting the development and implementation of the Action Agenda. The Board is made up of 30 members representing specific interests around the Sound.

About the Puget Sound Partnership

The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of government agencies, Tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.

For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov [ [link removed] ].







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