The Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund (AKSSF) has opened its 2022 call for proposals (CFP). The amount of funding available is not yet known, but is expected to be $4.3 million or more. The following partial list of conditions applies to this CFP:

• Proposals must be submitted through our website (www.akssf.org); all required forms, templates, and reference documents are available there.
• All proposals must be received by 12 p.m. (noon) Alaska Daylight Time on June 29, 2022.
• Proposals submitted any time before 12 p.m. (noon) Alaska Daylight time on June 20, 2022, will be provided with a courtesy administrative pre-review (please utilize this even if your proposal is not yet finalized). 
• Notification letters (i.e., funding decision letters) should be sent to applicants by late December 2022.   
• Proponents must contribute a 35% nonfederal match. 
• Projects must be completed by November 30, 2025.
• Projects must directly relate to one or more of the AKSSF objectives found at www.akssf.org.

Please refer to the CFP instructions and frequently asked questions section at www.akssf.org for further guidance. AKSSF is offering a webinar on May 25 (9:00 – 10:30 a.m.) to help applicants understand the proposal development and project selection processes (please let me know if you wish to attend but cannot make this date). This workshop is a good opportunity to get your questions answered while learning how to avoid common proposal pitfalls.