Conservation District Resources

Water Quality Financial Assistance (State Fiscal Year 2026)

The Washington State Department of Ecology is holding the Water Quality Combined Funding Program (WQC) annual applicant training workshops from August 13 – August 15, 2024. These virtual workshops are free and you can attend one, two, or all three. You must register separately for each workshop you wish to attend. Registration links and instructions are available below.

Please send us your annual report stories!

It's that time of year again — SCC is working on creating an annual report for both 2022 and 2024!

Application open for conservation districts to cultivate native trees/shrubs

Annual Plant Needs Form and Q&A Session for Riparian Plant Propagation Program

The Annual Plant Needs Form is designed for conservation districts and other restoration groups, to provide input on your anticipated native tree and shrub needs for riparian restoration projects starting in the fall of 2026. Join SCC for a plant needs Q&A session on Monday, May 13th at 10:00 am.

Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) Updated inventory list RFA

The Washington State Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) Task Group is looking for a Conservation District that is interested in and has the capacity between late April/early May and June 30, 2024, to update a 2013 inventory list of current, past, and potential new CRMs in Washington. This project involves some detective work to find past CRM members and requires communication skills with which to glean information about past CRMs. CRMs on this list include “traditional” CRMs, Coordinated Weed Management Areas (CWMAs), and locally-led CRM-like collaborations.

CCA Pre-application Notifications

Moving forward, for any SCC grant program that is funded by the Climate Commitment Act, the statute (RCW 70A.65.305) requires that applicants notify, “all affected federally recognized Tribes within the project area,” about their proposed project as early as possible prior to approval of funding.

Unprecedented $1.5 Billion Available for Partner-Driven Conservation Solutions

USDA is making an unprecedented $1.5 billion available for partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Additionally, NRCS is announcing progress on its effort to streamline and simplify RCPP and improve processes and implementation. 

WDFW now accepting applications for wildlife diversity grant funding

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is now accepting grant applications for up to $200,000 in funding for projects designed to benefit some of Washington’s most imperiled wildlife. Grant applications are due May 5.

Save the Date! Join us at the all CD meeting in March

Save the date for this opportunity to work with your conservation district colleagues and SCC staff and be part of our strategic planning process. Together, we will assess current and potential priorities and how they might be supported in a future-focused2025-2027 biennial budget. This will bring the conservation community together on day one of our fiscal development process. Please join us and make your voice heard.

Webinar: Riparian Grant Program

Join us on March 5, 2024 for a webinar about the Riparian Grant Program.

Riparian Grant Program Funding Available

New guidelines are now in place for SCC's Riparian Grant Program (RGP). Funding is available for Washington conservation districts to restore and maintain riparian management areas.

SFF Webinar: CARB AMMP Tool

Join us on March 1, 2024 for a webinar about the CARB AMMP greenhouse gas emissions tool.