The Branch of Fisheries, Wildlife and Recreation (BFWR) provides competitive funding to federally-recognized Tribes to maintain and enhance fish hatcheries. Fish hatchery facilities are any structure used to spawn, hatch, rear, hold, care for, or stock fish and/or shellfish.
How to Apply
BFWR is now accepting project proposals for 2025 funding. All applications must be submitted to the appropriate BIA Regional Office contact by January 31, 2025.
Federally-recognized Tribes may submit project proposals to the Fish Hatchery Maintenance Program contact at their Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Regional Office. Project proposals are scored according to published ranking criteria, with the highest-scoring projects receiving funding.
All project proposals must include (1) a hatchery facility description form and (2) a hatchery maintenance project proposal form for each hatchery that is part of the proposal. Both forms are included in the annual application.
Detailed information on what to include in your project proposal, ranking criteria, and information on BIA Regional Office Fish Hatchery Maintenance Program contacts can be found in the annual application linked below.
Previously Funded Fish Hatchery Maintenance Projects
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe
Regional Contact Information
| Region | Contact Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Rosalie Debenham, Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist | rosalie.debenham@bia.gov |
| Eastern | Mikail Kane, Regional Natural Resource Specialist | mikail.kane@bia.gov |
| Eastern Oklahoma | Justin Morgan | justin.morgan@bia.gov |
| Great Plains | Diane Mann-Klager, Natural Resources Officer | diane.mann-klager@bia.gov |
| Midwest | Drew Becker, Wildlife and Parks, Branch Chief | drew.becker@bia.gov |
| Navajo | Calvert Curley, Natural Resource Specialist | calvert.curley@bia.gov |
| Northwest | Ashton Harp, Fisheries Biologist | ashton.harp@bia.gov |
| Pacific | Peter DeJongh | peter.dejongh@bia.gov |
| Rocky Mountains | Frank D. Rollefson, Regional Wildlife Biologist | frank.rollefson@bia.gov |
| Southern Plains | Crystal Keys, Water Program Manager | crystal.keys@bia.gov |
| Southwest | D. Chris Kitcheyan, Regional Biologist | david.kitcheyan@bia.gov |
| Western | Catherine Wilson, Supervisory Water Rights Specialist | catherine.wilson@bia.gov |
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