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.