Tribal Priorities

An indigenous man and boy in orange fishing gear are holding fish and smiling at each other.
(Image credit: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute)
An indigenous man and boy in orange fishing gear are holding fish and smiling at each other.
(Image credit: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute)

NOAA will provide ~$390 million for tribal priorities that incorporates comments received during the IRA tribal consultation. This funding includes a $240 million tribal set-aside for fish hatcheries that produce Pacific Salmon and Steelhead to be administered through the Bureau of Indian Affairs; $60 million for Mitchell Act Hatcheries; $70 million in additional funding for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Notice of Funding Opportunity; and a $20 million tribal set-aside for capacity building, science, and related needs through an updated Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities Notice of Funding Opportunity.

A summary of comments from NOAA’s IRA tribal consultation can be found here.

 

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An indigenous man and boy in orange fishing gear are holding fish and smiling at each other.
(Image credit: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute)