Washington Shellfish Program Cost-Share

Cost-share through local conservation districts for farmers and landowners in watersheds that drain to Puget Sound and Pacific coast shellfish beds. It funds practices that improve water quality, such as manure management, livestock exclusion and stream restoration, with priority for clusters of projects in problem areas. Projects are reviewed and funded monthly.

• "Conservation districts in watersheds that drain to recreational or commercial shellfish beds." Landowners take part through their district.

• "Priority is given to “project clusters” within a watershed or stream reach where there's a water quality concern."

• "Program funds supports manure management, livestock exclusion, stream restoration, and other projects that improve water quality in shellfish areas."

SCC cost-share policy applies (district-set rate up to 100%; max $100,000 per landowner per fiscal year).

Published amounts: No program-specific amounts; SCC cost-share policy caps awards at $100,000 per landowner per fiscal year across all SCC programs.

Contact your local conservation district. The district enters projects in CPDS as "Ready for Funding" by the end of each month for the monthly review.

Deadline text on the page: "Funding for this project is ongoing." Funding matrix: "Shellfish projects are pulled from CPDS the first week of every month." Grant-programs index shows Shellfish as accepting applications.