Applications for the 2024 ESRP Small Grants are now closed.
During the last grant round, we evaluated over 50 individual project requests and worked with over 50 individual volunteer technical reviewers representing leaders in science, policy, private, and public agencies. This competitive review of proposals resulted in a ranked project list which, along with funding recommendations, is the basis for the Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program's (ESRP's) 2023-25 Investment Plan. This draft Investment Plan was presented to the State Legislature in consideration for 2023-25 state appropriation and was finalized in Spring of 2023.
For more details on previously funded projects, download the 2023-2025 Final Investment Plan (PDF).
Request for Proposals
For those who may be considering applying for the ESRP Small Grants Program in the future, see the newly released 2024 Request for Proposals document and the new 2024 grant calendar below.
Small Grants Program Application Schedule
2025-2027 Grant Round
| TASK | DATE | DESCRIPTION |
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| RFP released |
Nov. 1, 2023 |
Release Small Grants RFP (PDF). |
| Grant Competition Informational Webinar |
Nov. 28, 2023 9:00 A.M. to noon |
Informational Webinar for Restoration and Protection, Learning (Pre-Design) and Small Grants Programs. Watch the recording. |
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Pre-proposals due; register for site visits |
Dec. 4, 2023 11:59 P.M. |
Pre-proposals due in PRISM to register for required virtual site visits. |
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Pre-application virtual site visit presentations |
Dec. 11 - 14, 2023 |
Small Grants virtual site visit presentations. |
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Pre-proposal review complete; invitation to submit full proposal |
Dec. 15, 2023 |
Pre-proposal review complete; applicants invited to submit Full Proposals to Small Grants. |
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Final applications due in PRISM |
Feb. 21, 2024 11:59 P.M. |
Final applications due for Small Grants. |
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Technical review meetings |
April 11 – 12, 2024 |
Technical review meetings held for small grants. |
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Reviewer questions |
April 17, 2024 |
Written questions from reviewers provided to applicants. |
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Response to questions due |
April 24, 2024 | Applicants' response to reviewer questions due. |
| 2025-27 Preliminary Investment Plan released | Oct. 1, 2024 | Funding notification is dependent upon the final 2025-27 state budget. Funds are anticipated to be available on July 1, 2025. |
| Final investment plan | Spring 2025 | Determined by WA Legislature. |
| Anticipated grant period | July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027 | Biennium |