The 2018 Yakima Basin local grant round process is complete. Our Board of Directors approved the ranked funding list August 2nd, 2018 and the list was submitted to the state August 15th. Final grant decisions will be announced at the December SRFB meeting in Olympia.
The following table outlines the recommended funding list approved by YBFWRB Board of Directors. The Yakima Basin Lead Entity was allocated $1,181,880, which funds the first six projects completely and partially funds the seventh project.
2018 Proposals Recommended for Funding
| Project Sponsor | Project Name | Request | Total w Match |
| Yakama Nation | Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Restoration | $200,000 | $246,400 |
| Yakama Nation | Wood Replenishment in Four Tributaries | $238,600 | $293,488 |
| Kittitas County Conservation District | Cooke Creek Screening and Passage | $396,812 | $818,559 |
| Washington Water Trust | Ensign Ranch — Big Creek Flow Enhancement Planning | $47,758 | $56,194 |
| Yakama Nation | Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 | $91,000 | $111,000 |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Ahtanum Restoration of Recreation Impacts | $122,858 | $169,021 |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Mainstem Teanaway Restoration RM 8 | $75,802 | $89,302 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Greenhead Ranch Wetland/Creek Enhancement, Ph. 1 | $315,258 | $350,522 |
| Totals | $1,488,088 | $2,134,486 | |
Please note: The Yakima River Side Channel Implementation and Restoring Access to Thermal Refuge at Yakima RM 25 projects were withdrawn for consideration of funding prior to submitting the ranked list to SRFB.