CRR Grants for Hatchery-Associated Projects
The 2026 grant round is open, draft applications are due March 30. See dates below for preapplication requirements.
Year-round engagement is encouraged to develop ideas prepare for future grant rounds. Contact us for workshop opportunities in June (request due by May 31) and October (request due by September 30).
Develop your idea using our Application Manual and Project Info Form.
Hatchery-associated production (HAP) projects involve the artificial production or rearing of salmonids. CRR Program funding is available for on-the-ground HAP projects, or activities that lead to on-the-ground projects, aimed at the reintroduction and recovery of Endangered Species Act-listed (listed) Cowlitz salmon and steelhead populations originating upstream of the Barrier Dam.
More information on project requirements and evaluation is in the 2026 Application Manual and other materials below.
Here are some additional ways to learn more:
- Check out an updated presentation specific to this part of the CRR Program, or watch an earlier version (2022) and check the current Application Manual for updates.
- Review some of the CRR Program information, including documents updated in 2024
- Use our Project Info Form to develop your idea and share it with us
- Request consultation with technical advisors by contacting Melora Shelton (email or 253-441-4994)
- Connect with CRR Program staff any time to learn more, ask questions, or get feedback back from technical advisors.
Please contact Melora Shelton 253-441-4994 with questions, if interested in applying, or to be put on a notification list for information as it becomes available.
- Forms and Documents
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2026 Grant Round materials
- Project Info Form
- Application Manual
- Project Application Form
- Calendar (from Manual)
- Checklist (from Manual)
- Scoring and Evaluation Form (from Manual)
- Budget Tool
- Landowner Form
Additional resources
- CRR Implementation Plan
- CRR Implementation Strategy, including HAP Guiding Principles (updated in 2024)
- Cowlitz Final FHMP (2020) and Associated Transition Plans
- Washington Lower Columbia Salmon Recovery and Fish and Wildlife Subbasin Plan (Recovery Plan) (2010)
- Lower Columbia Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries Plan (2016)
- Application Deadlines
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Key dates for 2026
- September 30, 2025: Deadline to request fall workshop
- February 19 – February 27: pre-application meetings (required, contact Tacoma Power to schedule)
- February 23: Letter of Intent due at noon (required)
- March 30: Draft Application due at noon (required)
- April 20: (week of): proposal presentations (required, Tacoma Power will contact to schedule)
- May 7: feedback emailed to applicants
- May 31: Deadline to request spring workshop
- June 22: Final Application due at noon (required)
- October 6: FTC makes CRR funding decisions
See the full calendar here.