Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance

Objective

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) receives funds for implementation of the Yukon River Salmon Agreement with Canada which was reached in March 2001. The Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 authorizes funds for implementation of the Agreement including funds for cooperative research and management projects on the Alaska portion of the Yukon River. The Service administers these funds through financial assistance on a competitive basis for projects/studies that advance the scientific community’s understanding and management of Chinook and chum salmon in the Yukon River of Alaska.

Who Can Apply

• Federal
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Individual/Family
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• State

The intended result of this funding is to improve the understanding of the biology and management of Yukon River salmon species.

Who Benefits

• Federal
• Individual/Family
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Other private institution/organization
• State
• Local
• Public nonprofit institution/organization

Projects that are awarded money from this source will ultimately benefit the rural and urban American and Canadian public that subsist off of the salmon resources of the Yukon River.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants (Discretionary)

Program Contact

FAIR_USRM@fws.gov
907-786-3523