The Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership (SEAKFHP) invites Southeast Alaska Aquatic Habitat Conservation Project Concept Proposals for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) funding opportunities.  As one of 20 federally recognized National Fish Habitat Partnerships, SEAKFHP is eligible to solicit projects for potential project funding made available to grantees through the passage of America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (ACE Act) and with oversight and direction of the NFHP Board.

SEAKFHP is a collaborative effort engaging federal, state and municipal agencies, sovereign tribes, non-governmental conservation groups, and other organizations that seek to implement comprehensive conservation strategies for freshwater and coastal aquatic ecosystems of Southeast Alaska that will conserve and sustain the region’s fish, fish habitat, fisheries-based economy, and culture. SEAKFHP works to achieve this vision by providing information and coordination services to partners and fostering collaborative engagement of planning, assessment and on-the-ground implementation work that protects and restores fish habitat across Southeast Alaska.

Proposals shared though this outreach request will be elevated to the SEAKFHP Steering Committee, scored relative to SEAKFHP’s Conservation Action Plan, NFHP allocation methodology and the ACE Act, and then routed to the NFHP Board for their review and potential selection based upon available FY23 NFHP funding opportunities.  Accepted projects are further submitted to the Department of Interior for final approval and funding subject to approved federal budgets.

NFHP funds can be used for on-the-ground habitat projects and related project assessment, design, monitoring and outreach activities. Eligible projects may include riparian or instream habitat protection, enhancement, and restoration; barrier removal or construction; range-wide population or watershed habitat assessments to prioritize and plan habitat conservation; and habitat-related community outreach and education actions.

Proposals shared though this outreach request (using the proposal guidance document and applicant form provided as Attachment 1) will be elevated to the SEAKFHP Steering Committee, scored relative to SEAKFHP’s Conservation Action Plan, NFHP allocation methodology and the ACE Act (criteria are described in the SEAKFHP Project Concept Scoring Criteria, provided in the guidance document as Attachment 2), and then routed to the NFHP Board for their review and potential selection based upon available FY23 NFHP funding opportunities.  

FY2023-SEAKFHP-Project-Concept-Propsal-Request-Guidelines and Applicant Form

The goal of the call for project concept requests is to assist in focusing limited financial and human resources toward the highest-impact, locally-led projects (including assessment, on-the-ground project implementation, and activities that are important for habitat protection) that can address aquatic habitat conservation needs within Southeast Alaska. 

Project proposals are due by 5:00pm AST, Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

For more information contact: Deborah Hart: Phone: (907) 723-0258, email: coordinator@sealaskafishhabitat.org