The 2017 Yakima Basin local grant round process is complete. Our Board of Directors approved recommended funding list on August 3, 2017 and the list was submitted to the state on August 14th. Final grant decisions were announced at the December SRFB meeting in Olympia.
The following table outlines the recommended funding list approved by YBFWRB Board of Directors, submitted to the state, and approved by SRFB. The Yakima Basin Lead Entity was allocated $1,186,813, which funds completely the first five projects and partially funds the sixth ranked project. This makes projects 7-11 alternate projects.
2017 Proposals Recommended for Funding
| Project Sponsor | Project Name | Request | Total w Match |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Crow/Quartz Stream Large Wood Recruitment | $96,964 | $113,844 |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping | $394,000 | $467,450 |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Swauk Creek Floodplain Reconnection | $85,000 | $100,000 |
| North Yakima Conservation District | Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement | $228,000 | $353,500 |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Yakima Basin Stewardship | $219,101 | $258,041 |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion* | $163,748 | $225,636 |
| Totals | $1,214,065 | $1,518,471 | |
2017 Alternate Salmon Recovery Funding Board Proposals
| Project Sponsor | Project Name | Request | Total w Match |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion* | $27,252 | $225,636 |
| Kittitas County Conservation District | Cooke Creek Screening and Passage | $377,795 | $683,114 |
| Kittitas Conservation Trust | Tillman Creek Acquisition | $127,138 | $149,774 |
| Kittitas County Conservation District | Thorp Mill Ditch Assessment | $84,990 | $99,990 |
| Kittitas Conservation Trust | Box Canyon Creek Large Wood Replenishment | $206,507 | $243,507 |
*Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion has been recommended for partial funding.