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Funding Opportunities

Each year, the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture requests project proposals that are focused on conserving and restoring habitat that will support healthy and productive populations of wild Brook Trout. Many activities that improve brook trout populations are eligible. Take a look at some recent projects for examples! 

Our FY25 RFP closed on February 9, 2024.  Applicants were sent an email confirming your submission to the website.

Funding cycles take about 18 months from RFP opening to when awards are made.  FY 25 awards should be announced in spring-summer 2025. FY24 awards were announced in spring 2024.

NEW in 2023 - EBTJV offered an additional RFP focused on training and outreach related to EBTJV's conservation actions. RFP closed October 6, 2023.

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Other opportunities

NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation and Rec Fish Initiative

Deadline 4/15/2025

Webinar: Wednesday, December 4 at 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET (click here to register)

This program supports funding for habitat projects focused on recreational, saltwater or diadromous species species that actively engage recreational fishing partners in habitat protection or restoration. As it applies to EBTJV, this grant opportunity could be used for sea-run brook trout. More widely, any partner who has a species that qualifies could consider applying via one of our neighboring Fish Habitat Partnerships, the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership or Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership. Contact for more information.

The total funding available is approximately $150,000.

 

BIL information and tracking

The following is a new dashboard of BIL projects for 5 federal agencies: https://fws.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/8f553b5e7b0e440a842c61de11d135bc

Federal Fish Passage Funding and Portal

The Joint Committee on Fisheries Engineering and Science through the American Fisheries Society has put together two amazing tools for Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) practitioners. 

Check our landowner assistance page for more grant programs.

2025 Project Application Information

The application period for FY25 has now closed. This folder contains all the information/material needed for submitting Brook Trout conservation project proposals for the federal FY2025 funding cycle. To submit a project for funding, you must be a registered member of this website and logged in. Please register for membership early because you will need to be approved before you can use the website as a member to upload applications. The deadline for this funding opportunity is 11:59 pm Eastern time on February 9, 2024.

2025 Project Application Information - Read More…

EBTJV Coldwater Stewardship Small Grants Program

Small grant for projects that promote, educate about, or provide training on topics directly related to one or more of our 6 EBTJV conservation actions.

EBTJV Coldwater Stewardship Small Grants Program - Read More…

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