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Stream Flow Enhancement Grant

This statewide California program supports Planning, Scientific Studies, Implementation, and Acquisition projects that enhance stream flow. Its stated priorities include measurable flow increases from implementation, permanent or long-term in-stream-flow dedications from acquisition, watershed or regional approaches, critical salmonid watersheds, completion of previously funded projects, and evaluation of stream-flow conditions or responses. The program primarily focuses on flows supporting anadromous fish, special-status or at-risk species, or climate resilience. Planning and Scientific Study applications must be stand-alone. No award amounts, deadline, cost share, or formal scoring rubric are supplied in the evidence.

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What the funder is trying to accomplish

The Wildlife Conservation Board’s stated priorities favor stream-flow enhancement projects, particularly implementation that produces measurable increases in flow and acquisition that results in permanent or long-term in-stream-flow dedications. Funded projects are also consistent with California Water Action Plan objectives, with primary focus on streams supporting anadromous fish, special-status, threatened, endangered, or at-risk species, or climate-change resilience.

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An Implementation project is expected to result in a measurable increase in stream flow. An Acquisition project results in a permanent or long-term in-stream-flow dedication. The project takes a watershed or regional approach, serves a critical watershed for salmonids, completes a previously funded project, or evaluates stream-flow conditions and responses to other enhancement projects. The proposed flow enhancement supports anadromous fish, special-status or at-risk species, or climate-change resilience. For Full Applications that may be funded with General Fund stream-flow enhancement funds, enhanced outflows in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed are stated to receive additional points.

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The evidence does not provide a formal review rubric. Based on the stated funding priorities, reviewers may give greatest weight to the proposed project category and its corresponding outcome, watershed or regional relevance, salmonid or other ecological relevance, and any connection to completion of a previously funded project. For qualifying General Fund Full Applications, Delta outflow enhancement is explicitly identified as receiving additional points.

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What this grant funds

The following are funding priorities for the stream flow enhancement projects:• Implementation projects resulting in measurable increases in stream flow• Acquisition projects resulting in permanent or long-term in-stream flow dedications• Projects that are focused on a watershed or regional approach• Projects in critical watersheds for salmonids• Projects that help to complete previously funded projects• Projects that evaluate stream flow conditions and stream responses to other stream flow enhancement projects Funded projects are also consistent with the objectives and actions outlined in the California Water Action Plan, with the primary focus on enhancing flow in streams that support anadromous fish; support special-status, threatened, endangered, or at-risk species; or provide resilience to climate change. For projects that may be funded by general fund stream flow enhancement funds, Full Applications will be given additional points that enhance outflows in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed.Eligible project categories are Planning, Scientific Studies, Implementation, and Acquisition. Applications for Planning and Scientific Study projects must be stand-alone (i.e., not combined with other project categories).

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Last checked: 8/23/2026, 8:51:39 AM
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