The following list of resources will be updated regularly. Contact Haley Morris at hmorris@rossstrategic.com if you have any questions.

Funding Portals and Resources

• PSP’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tracker: This tool tracks funding in the BIL related to Puget Sound recovery priorities, to view the BIL funding tracker please click HERE (updated regularly). PSP also produced an End-of-Session Review for the 117th Congress, to read up on it click HERE.
• Federal Funding for Nature Based Solutions: The National Wildlife Federation has developed a new searchable database of federal funding sources for nature-based infrastructure solutions. To view the list and see if your project would qualify for over 88 programs, please visit HERE.
• PS RAFT (Recovery Acceleration Funding Tool) – Developed by Puget Sound Partnership, this tool collects information about national, state, and regional funding opportunities. Explore the tool HERE.
• Coastal Funding Database – Updated weekly, Coastal Quest provides current funding opportunities that support coastal resilience programs and projects. Explore the database HERE.
• FundHubWA – A portal for state and federal climate and clean energy funding opportunities for individuals, businesses, nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments. FundHubWA is sponsored and administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce and is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. Explore the tool HERE.
• Northwest Environmental Justice Center – The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have made available funding opportunities for environmental and funding projects. Learn more and apply HERE.

• Washington State Conservation Commission: Riparian Grant Program – This program provides funding to support voluntary, community-led riparian restoration projects that improve riparian habitat, water quality, and climate resilience across Washington for the benefit of salmon recovery. Only conservation districts are eligible to apply. All other organizations, agencies, Tribes, and local partners are encouraged to work with their local conservation district to identify, support, and partner on riparian restoration projects. Applications are due September 1, 2025. Learn more and apply HERE.
• Department of Ecology: Water Quality Combined Fund Applications – The Water Quality Combined program offers multiple state and federal funding sources through a single application. Each year, applicants submit their application through Ecology’s Administration of Grants & Loans (EAGL) system. This year, EAGL is receiving an upgrade to improve the user experience. Due to a system blackout expected in the middle of the typical application cycle, Ecology has decided to move the application period before the EAGL blackout. State fiscal year (SFY) 2027 funding applications are open and close on Sept. 3, 2025. Final funding offers will be made July 2026. Learn more HERE.
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Rapid Response Fund for Aquatic Invasive Species FY2025 – This funding will support rapid response to a new species introduction w/in freshwater, estuarine, or marine waters. Funds can be used for 1) Planning & site delineation or 2) Deployment of response action. Funds cannot be used for long-term management/remediation. Applications are due on September 30, 2025. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis and evaluated on a quarterly basis. Learn more and apply HERE.
• Pierce Conservation District Green Stormwater Mini Grants Are Open  for Site Visits and Applications! If you’ve always wanted a rain garden, rain tank, or to replace your pavement or lawn with native and pollinator-friendly habitat, you can apply to get up to $4,000 and project installation assistance. Before you apply for the grant, PCD staff will visit your property for a free site visit to talk about your ideas. Request your site visit here! Applications are due November 15 and awarded projects will be installed in 2026. The grant is open to community groups, individuals, non-profits, and businesses in priority watersheds, now including more areas of unincorporated Pierce County. Visit the website to view the eligible areas map.
• Pierce Conservation District Make A Splash Grants! PCD is partnering with the City of Tacoma to co-administer the Make a Splash stormwater grant this year! Applications are due November 15 and awarded projects will be installed in 2026. Make a Splash grants are available for cost-share assistance of up to $4,000 for stormwater-focused projects that take place in Tacoma city limits. Eligible project types include not only in-the-ground projects like GSI Mini Grants, but also educational programming, community stewardship projects, stream and wetland restoration, field trips, educational materials, and more. Just like GSI Mini Grants, before you apply for the Make a Splash grant, PCD staff will visit your property for a free site visit or schedule a consultation to talk about your ideas. Request your site visit or consultation here! The grant is open to anyone who wants to do a stormwater-focused project in the City of Tacoma.

• The Equitable Exhange Working Group RFP: Active Societal Participation in Research and Education (ASPIRE) – This RFP supports Equitable Exchange Working Groups led by an early-career geoscientist and at least 1 Boundary Spanner (simultaneously engages with and/or is a member of the mainstream scientific community and is committed to their partner community). Individual awards can be up to $30,000. Multiple awards will be made in any one year. In addition, proposals can include up to $10,000 for travel and stipends for community partner expertise. They seek projects that understand that the currencies involved in research with communities – the rewards and values from participating in the research – may differ within and outside of the academy. Proposals are due by August 31, 2025. Learn more and apply HERE.
• NOAA: Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM) – NOAA is establishing a cutting-edge Cooperative Institute to advance U.S. aquaculture development. Applications are welcome from eligible universities, colleges, and research institutions to establish the Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing to unleash the potential of American aquaculture and ocean progress. The application period closes on September 5, 2025. Learn more and apply HERE.
• Department of Transportation: Port Infrastructure Development Program – This program will fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports or intermodal connections to ports. The closing date for this funding opportunity is September 10, 2025. Learn more and apply HERE.

Financial Resources

Funding Barriers Request Form – Share funding barriers that you have experienced with PSPs Strategic Funding Team

Grant Writer Technical Assistance Request Form – PSP can assist with grant writing, identifying funding opportunities, and monitor grant progression.