Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead Request for Proposals

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RFP for Neighborhood Stormwater opens May 7

Stormwater SIL Funding Opportunities

The Strategic Initiative Lead Teams provide grants to advance Puget Sound Recovery by investing in both programmatic and local actions that accelerate recovery. These recovery actions are designed to protect and restore habitat, water quality and harvestable shellfish beds. These results are intimately tied to improving conditions for humans and centering equity and climate change.

The selected investments were informed by over six years of discussions and public comment associated with Implementation Strategy development and responses to public comment regarding the Puget Sound Partnership’s Action Agenda. By investing in projects that enhance and carry forward the Implementation Strategies we can assure our work accelerates Puget Sound recovery by protecting and restoring habitat, water quality, and harvestable shellfish beds.

Funding decisions and priorities are guided by our collaborative 2024 Investment Plan.

For information regarding the Habitat or Shellfish Strategic Initiative Leads please see our Strategic Initiatives Funding page.

Grant Applications Open Now

Stormwater RFPs are currently closed for submissions.

Stormwater Strategic Initiative Funding Schedule

Investment Priority

Strategy

RFP Description

Dates


Integrated Watershed Planning, Mapping, and Prioritization

Objective: Pilot Integrated Watershed Planning workshops for multiple jurisdictions working together at the watershed scale to share knowledge, coordinate strategic planning, and identify opportunities for multi-benefit projects, using integrated data and mapping tools to support watershed-scale prioritization of local actions.

BIBI

$2 million available

TBD

Behavior Change Campaigns for Clean Stormwater

Objective: Seed and catalyze up to four new or existing behavior-change campaigns focused on stormwater and toxic chemicals at state and local agencies.

BIBI/Toxics in Fish

$1 million available

TBD

Critical Analysis and Guidance for Aligning MS4 Permits and Growth Management Act

Objective: Produce a critical analysis of current practices and potential approaches for integrating stormwater management and growth area planning to help jurisdictions use land use planning to best protect water quality and beneficial uses.

BIBI

$400,000 available

TBD


Enhanced Stormwater System Maintenance

Objectives: Support the development of guidance, model policies, or templates for enhanced stormwater system maintenance; Conduct feasibility studies for siting new decant facilities in areas with high need, as well as potential support for design and permitting.

BIBI/Toxics in Fish

$1 million available

TBD

Neighborhood Stormwater Education and Assistance

Objective: Fund education and assistance programs to encourage implementation and maintenance of stormwater best management practices in local neighborhoods.

BIBI

$1 million available

Open May 2025



Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead RFP Resources

Stormwater SIL RFP - Resources

Stormwater SIL Implementation Strategies

Funding Questions

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

  • Emily McCartan - Emily.McCartan (at) ecy.wa.gov
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