The Pacific Salmon Commission’s Northern and Southern Fund Committees, composed of representatives from the United States and Canada, have determined that up to approximately U.S. $1.2 million and U.S. $0.5 million respectively, will be available for new project funding in 2013 consistent with the goals and principles of the two Funds.

The Fund Committees both use a two-stage submission and review process and will be accepting preliminary, stage-one applications with ideas and concepts submitted by private, non-profit, and public sector applicants until midnight on Friday, September 28th, 2012. The initial review stage is designed primarily to evaluate the proposals relevance and significance to the Pacific Salmon Treaty and the priorities outlined in each of the Fund Committee’s Call for Proposals. As such, project proponents should focus on providing a clear description of project objectives and benefits in the first-round concept stage, rather than on the development of detailed project implementation and budget information.

Northern Fund Announcement:

The Northern Fund Committee will be accepting preliminary applications with ideas and concepts submitted by private, non-profit, and public sector applicants eligible to conduct business in the State of Alaska, the Province of British Columbia and/or the Yukon Territory. The Committee is seeking potential projects for the Northern Boundary and Transboundary areas that are consistent with the Funds goals that involve:

1)      Improved information including data collection and stock assessment for salmon harvests, escapement, forecasting returns, and determining stock composition; or

2)      Rehabilitation and restoration of freshwater and/or marine salmon habitats and/or improvement of existing natural salmon habitats or providing new salmon habitats; or

3)      Salmon enhancement through low technology techniques rather than through construction of large facilities with high operating costs.

Northern Fund Forms:

·         Call for Project Concepts

·         Project Concept Form (Concepts must be submitted using this form)

Appendix:

·         Stage II Application Form (for short-listed proposals only)

·         Stage II Budget Form

·         Stage II Appendix (guidelines for short-listed proposals)

Southern Fund Announcement:

Due to the modest amount of funding available for 2013 the Southern Fund Committee has decided against issuing a general Call for Proposals. Instead, the Committee will focus its 2013 Call for Proposals to elicit proposals that are directly responsive to specific priorities identified by the Pacific Salmon Commission’s Fraser River and Southern Panels.

This Call for Proposals is strictly limited to:

1) Fraser River Panel Priorities

• Additional Fraser sockeye salmon juvenile monitoring.
• Examination of mechanisms affecting early marine survival of Fraser River sockeye salmon.
• Refinements to methodologies used to forecast marine timings and diversion rates for Fraser River sockeye and pink salmon.
• Review of the escapement goal for Fraser River Pink Salmon.

2) Southern Panel Priorities

• Determination of the abundance status of the Canadian coho Management Units.
• Estimation of the migration timing for Interior Fraser River coho stocks.
• Design and program the first phase of the chum GEM model keeping in mind possible future expansions.

• Call for Project Concepts
• Strategic Plan of the Southern Fund
• Project Concept Form (Concepts must be submitted using this form)

• Stage II Application Form (for short-listed proposals only)
• Stage II Budget Form

Questions should be directed to the Fund Manager, Angus Mackay or the Fund Assistant, Victor Keong via phone at (604) 684-8081, or email: or , or fax: (604) 666-8707.

Pacific Salmon Commission
600-1155 Robson St,
Vancouver, BC
V6E 1B5

Backgrounders and final reports of projects previously funded by the Northern and Southern Fund Committees can be found here.

Media Releases Archive:

• June 28, 2011 Restoration and Enhancement Fund Project Funding Announcements
• June 20, 2011 Funding Available for Salmon Projects in Central and Northern British Columbia, S.E. Alaska and the Yukon Territory
• June 27, 2008 Funding Available for Salmon Projects in Central and Northern British Columbia, S.E. Alaska and the Yukon Territory
• June 10, 2005 Funding Available for Salmon Projects in Central and Northern British Columbia, S.E. Alaska and the Yukon Territory