The Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund (AKSSF) is announcing the opening of a statewide call for proposals (CFP) with approximately $4 million dollars in anticipated funding. The following partial list of conditions applies to this CFP:
- Proposals must be submitted through our website (www.akssf.org) which contains all required forms, templates, and reference documents.
- All proposals must be received by 12 p.m. (noon) Alaska Daylight Time on August 28, 2013.
- Proposals submitted by 12 p.m. (noon) Alaska Daylight time on August 5, 2013 will be provided with a courtesy administrative pre-review. Please see the CFP summary document (available at www.akssf.org) for limitations on this optional service.
- Notification letters (i.e., funding decision letters) will be sent to applicants by December 20, 2013.
- Proponents must contribute a 35% non-federal match.
- Projects must be completed by November 30, 2016.
- Projects must directly relate to one of the following congressionally authorized uses:
- Restoring or protecting salmon or steelhead habitat
- Maintenance of salmon or steelhead populations necessary for subsistence fishing
- Projects must directly relate to one or more high priority objectives in their respective AKSSF region (Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim, Central, Cross-regional, Southeast, or Westward).
Please refer to the CFP summary document and frequently asked questions section at www.akssf.org for further guidance. AKSSF is offering webinars on July 18(9:00 – 11:00 a.m.) and July 30 (9:00 – 11:00 a.m.) to help applicants understand the proposal development and project selection processes. These workshops are a great opportunity to get your questions answered while learning how to avoid common proposal pitfalls. If you are interested in participating, please contact Terry Tavel (theresa.tavel@alaska.gov; 907-465-6117).
If you have any questions about the CFP, please contact Debbie Maas at debbie.maas@alaska.gov or 907-465-6134.