FishAmerica Restoration Grants

The FishAmerica Foundation and the Nation Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Restoration Center have announced the availability of up to $600,000 for projects to restore marine, estuarine and riparian habitats, including salt marshes, mangrove forests, and freshwater habitats important to anadromous fish species. Emphasis is on using a hands-on, grassroots approach to restore fisheries habitat across coastal America. The partnership will seek an increased number of projects from the Chesapeake Bay watershed and may provide limited funding to projects in the Great Lakes. Applicants from the West Coast of the United States are encouraged to submit proposals for projects that focus on marine and estuarine habitat restoration. Application deadline is May 28, 2004. Visit FishAmerica's web site at http://www.fishamerica.org for the complete announcement, funding guidelines and application.