Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection

Program Name (Click for further contact information)	Overview	FY 2009 Funding Levels
NOAA Open Rivers Initiative	The NOAA Open Rivers Initiative (ORI) provides funding and technical expertise for community-driven,small dam and river barrier removals, primarily in coastal states. Projects are expected to provide an economic boost for communities, enhance public safety, and improve populations of NOAA trust resources such as striped bass, Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon, Atlantic and Pacific salmon, American eel, American shad, blueback herring, and alewife. Proposals selected will be implemented through a cooperative agreement	$7 million

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