The Bureau of Reclamation's Klamath Basin Area Office (KBAO), working in partnership with other Federal and State agencies, announces the availability of $1 million in Reclamation funds for the Klamath River Watershed Restoration Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. 

Reclamation is specifically requesting proposals to:  

(1) Restore the Klamath River ecosystem;

(2) help enhance populations of threatened Klamath River coho salmon and endangered shortnose and Lost River suckers; and

(3) further the fulfillment of the Federal Government's tribal trust responsibilities as they relate to the natural resources in the Klamath River watershed.

Reclamation will consider funding potential projects that enhance and restore habitat conditions, improve water-quality conditions, remove fish-passage barriers, reduce entrainment through the installation of fish screens, and result in water conservation efficiencies. 

This FY 2009 Request for Proposal (RFP) process involves the participation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Forest Service, and California Department of Fish and Game.  Participating agencies will work with Reclamation to review, evaluate, and rank the proposals. 

The RFP is posted at www.grants.gov (Solicitation Number 09SF200023), and proposals may be submitted until Monday, May 15, 2009.  For more information about the program, please contact

Mr. Chuck Korson, KBAO, at 541-880-2575 or ckorson@mp.usbr.gov.