Western Native Trout Initiative

Apply For Funding

Awards are available through the Western Native Trout Initiative, with pre-proposals due September 1 for the following year’s funding cycle. Proposals for funding may encompass any issues common to all Western native trout including, but not limited to: water quantity, water quality, fish passage, watershed, in-stream and riparian habitat restoration, introduced species, genetic diversity, and broodstock development. Projects with permits and environmental compliance already in place will be given priority, as will those with multiple cooperators.

For more information on how to apply, please contact the following regional coordinators based on your project’s location:

Vicki Finn
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1
Fisheries Restoration and Recovery Team Leader
911 NE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 872-2763
Fax: (503) 231-2062
States: Washington, Oregon, Idaho

Jim Brooks
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2
3800 Commons Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (505) 342-9900x102
Fax: (505) 342-9905
Cell: (505) 331-5926
States: New Mexico, Arizona

Lisa Heki
Manager, Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1
1340 Financial Blvd., Suite 234
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 861-6300
States: California, Nevada

Morgan McCosh Elmer
Fisheries Branch Chief, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6
134 Union Blvd., Suite 665
Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone: (303) 236-4512
States: Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming

John DeLapp
Alaska Coastal Program
605 West 4th Avenue
Room G80
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 271-1799
State: Alaska